The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

142 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Dec. 20, 1954

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.

The Silver Chalice

142 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Dec. 20, 1954

The Silver Chalice
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Victor Saville Productions
Original title The Silver Chalice
Directors Victor Saville, Meta Rebner
Writers Thomas B. Costain, Lesser Samuels

Cast

Virginia Mayo

as Helena

Pier Angeli

as Deborra

Jack Palance

as Simon The Magician

Paul Newman

as Basil

Walter Hampden

as Joseph of Arimathea

Joseph Wiseman

as Mijamin

Lorne Greene

as Peter

Herbert Rudley

as Linus

E.G. Marshall

as Ignatius

Michael Pate

as Aaron Ben Joseph

Natalie Wood

as Helena as a Girl

Mort Marshall

as Benjie

Booth Colman

as Hiram

Terence de Marney

as Sosthene

Robert Middleton

as Idbash

Ian Wolfe

as Theron

Lawrence Dobkin

as Ephraim

Philip Tonge

as Ohad

Albert Dekker

as Kester

Beryl Machin

as Eulalia

Shirley Patterson

as Poppaea

Woody Strode

as Moor

John George

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Peter Raynolds

as Basil as a Boy