The Silver Chalice (1954)

4.5/10 142 min Drama Romance History

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.

Cast

Virginia Mayo

Helena

Pier Angeli

Deborra

Jack Palance

Simon The Magician

Paul Newman

Basil

Walter Hampden

Joseph of Arimathea

Joseph Wiseman

Mijamin

Alexander Scourby

Luke

Lorne Greene

Peter

David J. Stewart

Adam

Herbert Rudley

Linus

Jacques Aubuchon

Nero

E.G. Marshall

Ignatius

Michael Pate

Aaron Ben Joseph

Natalie Wood

Helena as a Girl

Booth Colman

Hiram

Terence de Marney

Sosthene

Robert Middleton

Idbash

Ian Wolfe

Theron

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The Program