---
title: 'The Silver Chalice (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Saville'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 142
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-silver-chalice-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Silver Chalice (1954)

1954 · 142 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Silver Chalice is a 1954 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Victor Saville, based on Thomas B. Costain's 1952 novel of the same name. It was one of Saville's last films and marked the feature film debut of Paul Newman; despite being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance, Newman later called it "the worst motion picture produced during the 1950s."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Saville](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-saville)
- **Producer:** [Victor Saville](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-saville)
- **Screenplay:** [Lesser Samuels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesser-samuels)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Director of Photography:** [William V. Skall](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-v-skall)
- **Editor:** [George White](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-white)

## Cast

- [Jacques Aubuchon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-aubuchon) as Nero
- [Pier Angeli](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-angeli)
- [Lorne Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorne-greene) as Saint Peter
- [Robert Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-middleton)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [Strother Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/strother-martin)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Fred Kelsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kelsey)
- [Joseph Wiseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-wiseman)
- [Virginia Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mayo)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Donald Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-randolph)
- [Herbert Rudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rudley)
- [Natalie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-wood)
- [Walter Hampden](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hampden)

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