The Silver Chalice

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The Silver Chalice

1954,

2h 24m,

Drama

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14%

7 Reviews

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18%

100+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

18%

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100+ Ratings

A Greek slave trained as an artisan, Basil (Paul Newman) is on the path to a better life when his owners discover his talent for sculpting. After marrying the lovely Deborra (Pier Angeli), Basil receives an important opportunity when he is asked to cast and engrave Jesus Christ's cup from the Last Supper in silver. Meanwhile, his path crosses with that of the scheming magician Simon (Jack Palance) and his sultry assistant, Helena (Virginia Mayo), which leads to trouble.

Variety Staff

Variety

Jun 17, 2008

Like the Thomas B. Costain book, the picture is overdrawn and sometimes tedious, but producer-director Victor Saville still manages to instill interest in what's going on, and even hits a feeling of excitement occasionally.

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A.H. Weiler

New York Times

Oct 31, 2006

2/5

Though it is lavish and sweeping in execution, The Silver Chalice, for all of its august and religious aspects, is not an imposing offering.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 6, 2010

C

The pic is so bad, you can hear the dogs barking.

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Feb 20, 2009

4/10

...the movie attempts to make a grand splash. Unhappily, the splash is more like a belly flop.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 27, 2008

C+

Admittedly dull, overlong and kitschy, the film was dismissed as embarrassing debut for Paul Newman, yet a closer look shows the attributes that would make him a mega-star.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Jun 7, 2007

1/5

Paul Newman's most despised movie (by himself especially) is pretty bad.

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George S

Apr 21, 2019

Possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. Over acted, and horrendous sets. I think our Cub Scout den had better props!

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Victor Saville

Director

Virginia Mayo

Helena

Paul Newman

Basil

Jack Palance

Simon The Magician

Pier Angeli

Deborra

Alexander Scourby

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Synopsis

A Greek slave trained as an artisan, Basil (Paul Newman) is on the path to a better life when his owners discover his talent for sculpting. After marrying the lovely Deborra (Pier Angeli), Basil receives an important opportunity when he is asked to cast and engrave Jesus Christ's cup from the Last Supper in silver. Meanwhile, his path crosses with that of the scheming magician Simon (Jack Palance) and his sultry assistant, Helena (Virginia Mayo), which leads to trouble.

Director: Victor Saville
Producer: Victor Saville
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1954, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 2h 24m

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