The Silver Chalice (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.
Director:
Victor Saville
Writer:
Lesser Samuels
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Virginia Mayo as Helena |
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Pier Angeli as Deborra |
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Jack Palance as Simon The Magician |
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Paul Newman as Basil |
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Walter Hampden as Joseph of Arimathea |
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Joseph Wiseman as Mijamin |
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Alexander Scourby as Luke |
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Lorne Greene as Peter |
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David J. Stewart as Adam |
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Herbert Rudley as Linus |
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Jacques Aubuchon as Nero |
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E.G. Marshall as Ignatius |
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Michael Pate as Aaron Ben Joseph |
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Natalie Wood as Helena as a Girl |
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Peter Raynolds as Basil as a Boy |
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Mort Marshall as Benjie |
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Booth Colman as Hiram |
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Terence de Marney as Sosthene |
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Robert Middleton as Idbash |
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Ian Wolfe as Theron |
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Lawrence Dobkin as Ephraim |
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Philip Tonge as Ohad |
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Albert Dekker as Kester |
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Beryl Machin as Eulalia |
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Donald Randolph as Selech |
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Shirley Patterson as Poppaea (uncredited) |
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Woody Strode as Moor (uncredited) |
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John George as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Strother Martin as Father (uncredited) |
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Paul Richards as Tigellinus (uncredited) |
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Mel Welles as Marcos (uncredited) |
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Tony Russel as Sicarii (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie as Stall Keeper (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey as Silversmith (uncredited) |
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David Hoffman as Spokesman (uncredited) |
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Paul Dubov as Jabez - Roman Magistrate (uncredited) |
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Anthony Eustrel as Maximus, the Ship's Master (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Guard (uncredited) |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Peter Brocco as Stall Keeper (uncredited) |
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Paul Brinegar as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Hy Anzell as Workman in Joseph's Courtyard (uncredited) |
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Baynes Barron as Pretorian Guard (uncredited) |
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Al Bain as Citizen (uncredited) |
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George Bruggeman as Guard (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Leonard Penn as Soldier in Banquet Hall (uncredited) |
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Thayer Roberts as Civic Guard (uncredited) |
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Cosmo Sardo as Citizen (uncredited) |
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Amzie Strickland as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Dee Carroll as Mother (uncredited) |
| Writing | Thomas B. Costain | Novel |
| Writing | Lesser Samuels | Screenplay |
| Directing | Victor Saville | Director |
| Art | Rolf Gerard | Production Design |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George White | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Camera | William V. Skall | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf Gerard | Costume Design |
| Production | Victor Saville | Producer |
| Art | Boris Leven | Art Direction |
| Production | Lesser Samuels | Associate Producer |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |