The Silver Chalice (film)

The Silver Chalice is a 1954 American historical epic film from Warner Bros., based on Thomas B. Costains 1952 novel of the same name. The film, produced and directed by Victor Saville, marked the acting debut of Paul Newman.

It marked the film dbut of Paul Newman as an artist named Basil n Ambrose, who was given the task of making a silver chalice to house the Holy Grail. It also featured Virginia Mayo as Helena, Pier Angeli as Deborra, Jack Palance as Simon Magus, the villain, Joseph Wiseman as Mijamin, Alexander Scourby as Saint Luke, Walter Hampden as Joseph of Arimathea, Lorne Greene as Peter, and an appearance by Natalie Wood, who plays Helena as a child. Victor Saville was the director.The film featured unusual semiabstract settings and decor, created by the stage designer Rolfe Gerard in a striking departure from the normal practice of the day for Hollywood biblical epics. A notable musical score by Franz Waxman was nominated for an Academy Award. ........

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