The Silver Chalice

IMDb link: 0047494
IMDb rating: 4.6 (1,977 votes)
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Victor Saville, Paul Newman
Cast: Jack Palance, Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli and others

Release date: 20 Dec 1954
Release year: 1954
Runtime: 142 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: 1st century, hatay turkey, woman bound and gagged, reference to moses, nero character, younger version of character, epic, trick, silver, messiah

Plot:

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. 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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