The Silver Chalice1954
The Silver Chalice (1954)
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Cast
as Basil
as Helena
as Deborra
as Simon
as Luke
as Mijamin
as Ignatius
as Joseph
as Nero
as Linus
as Kester
as Aaron
as Peter
as Sosthene
as Selech
as Adam
as Hiram
as Ohad
as Theron
as Idbash
as Benjie
as Ephraim
as Helena as a Girl
as Basil as a Boy
as Marcos
as Magistrate
as Eulalia
as Witnesses to Adoption
as Witnesses to Adoption
as Witnesses to Adoption
as Ruffian
as Ruffian
as Selech
as Roman Commander
as Cameleer
as High Priest
as Oasis Keeper
as Maximus
Critic Reviews for The Silver Chalice
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7) | DVD (2)
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.
Though it is lavish and sweeping in execution, The Silver Chalice, for all of its august and religious aspects, is not an imposing offering.
The pic is so bad, you can hear the dogs barking.
...the movie attempts to make a grand splash. Unhappily, the splash is more like a belly flop.
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.
A tedious religious epic that wasted the talents of many.
Audience Reviews for The Silver Chalice
Paul looks good in his toga but otherwise is absolutely dreadful in his screen bow. It shows the advantage of the studio contract system that this wasn't the end of his career. His two follow-ups studio assignments, Somebody Up There Likes Me and The Rack, did a great deal to restore his reputation and put him on the superstar track.
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