The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954 · 142 min · EN · 4.7 (26 votes)
Dir. Victor Saville · Starring Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Joseph Wiseman · Music Franz Waxman

I bid you seek the lost Silver Cup - for Sin is rising like the swollen rivers...

DramaRomanceHistory

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.

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A sweeping, earnest epic that feels like a grand, if slightly stiff, religious painting brought to life. It's a slow, pious journey through faith and doubt, with a touch of melodrama and a grand, historical sweep.

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