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The Silver Chalice

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

1954 · 2h 22m · APPROVED Drama, History, Romance
Directed by Victor Saville

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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.

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13%
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Fresh

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.

Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten

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

A.H. Weiler, New York Times

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