The Silver Chalice
I bid you seek the lost Silver Cup - for Sin is rising like the swollen rivers...
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (1955)
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Box office
Grossed $3.2M worldwide against a $4.5M budget
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Based on
Based on The Silver Chalice
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Jerusalem and Rome
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Music
Music by Franz Waxman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by William V. Skall
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas B. CostainNovel
- Lesser SamuelsScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 20, 1954
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Revenue
- $3.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Virginia MayoHelena
Pier AngeliDeborra
Jack PalanceSimon The Magician
Paul NewmanBasil
Walter HampdenJoseph of Arimathea
Joseph WisemanMijamin
Alexander ScourbyLuke
Lorne GreenePeter
David J. StewartAdam
Herbert RudleyLinus
Jacques AubuchonNero
E.G. MarshallIgnatius
Michael PateAaron Ben Joseph
Natalie WoodHelena as a Girl- Peter RaynoldsBasil as a Boy
- Mort MarshallBenjie
Booth ColmanHiram
Terence de MarneySosthene
Robert MiddletonIdbash
Ian WolfeTheron
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