The Silver Chalice (1954)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.5/10   

Director:

Victor Saville

Escritores:

Thomas B. Costain (novel)
Lesser Samuels (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 diciembre 1954 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

EVERY BREATHLESS MOMENT OF THOMAS B. COSTAIN'S BEST-SELLER! (original print ad - all caps)

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 himself...

Plot Keywords:

Cup | Jerusalem | Artisan | Slave | Flying Attempt

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

bad, but not awful

Reparto

Virginia Mayo	...	Helena
Pier Angeli	...	Deborra
Jack Palance	...	Simon The Magician
Paul Newman	...	Basil
Walter Hampden	...	Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph Wiseman	...	Mijamin
Alexander Scourby	...	Saint Luke
Lorne Greene	...	Saint Peter
David J. Stewart	...	Adam
Herbert Rudley	...	Linus
Jacques Aubuchon	...	Nero
E.G. Marshall	...	Ignatius
Michael Pate	...	Aaron Ben Joseph
Natalie Wood	...	Helena, as a child
Donald Randolph	...	Selech

También conocida como:

El cáliz de plata (Spain) [es]

Duración:

142 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Warnercolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.55 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) | Mono (RCA Sound System) (optical prints)

Clasificación:

UK:U (original rating) (cut) | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #17065, Adult Audience) | Sweden:15

Compañía:

Victor Saville Productions

Trivialidades:

Paul Newman took out ads in the Hollywood trade papers apologizing for his performance in this film.

Errores:

Errores Reales: The bald eagle is not native to Italy.

Citas:

Saint Peter: [last lines, Peter is speaking about the Silver Chalice to Basi and Deborra,, and he utters his lines in the tone of a heroic speech] It will be restored, but for years and for hundreds of years, it will lie in darkness; where, I know not. When it is brought out into the light again there will be great cities, and mighty bridges and towers higher than the tower of Babel. It will be a world of evil and long bitter wars...

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V)

bad, but not awful

Well I've waiting for years to see this movie, and finally I have. I made it my Christmas treat. Well okay maybe "treat" is stretching it. I don't know if it was one of the worst films of the fifties. But it's probably Paul Newman's worst performance in movies. Then again, the dialogue he was given was pretty dismal. As for Jack Palance, He not only chews the scenery, he spits it back at you. The movie definitely livened up when he was on screen. Virginia mayo looks like a hooker. Hmmm. was she supposed to be a hooker? She's only 5 years older than Newman, but looks about 20. Still there were some decent performances noticeably from Joseph Wiseman, and Pier Angeli. It also kept my interest.