Paul Newman - al suo debutto sul grande schermo - interpreta uno scultore greco del primo secolo che viene venduto come schiavo.Paul Newman - al suo debutto sul grande schermo - interpreta uno scultore greco del primo secolo che viene venduto come schiavo.Paul Newman - al suo debutto sul grande schermo - interpreta uno scultore greco del primo secolo che viene venduto come schiavo.
- Candidato a 2 Oscar
- 1 vittoria e 2 candidature totali
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- QuizJames Dean was offered the role of Basil, the sculptor, but he and his agent thought the script was poor. Paul Newman took the role, and later regretted it. Newman was in the running for the role of Cal Trask in La valle dell'Eden (1955), which was eventually played by Dean, and made him a star. While shooting East of Eden (1955), Dean went over to visit Newman on the set of this film, and met the love of his short life, Pier Angeli.
- Blooper(at around 1 min) Basil and Deborra enter the set from behind the cut, painted, and layered scenery, completely spoiling the intended trompe l'oeil effect of rooftop domes.
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Saint Peter: [last lines, Peter is speaking about the Silver Chalice to Basil 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. In such a world as that the little cup will look very lonely. But it may be in that age when man holds lightning in his hands, and rides the sky as Simon the Magician strove to do it will be needed more than it is needed now.
- Curiosità sui creditiand introducing Paul Newman
PAUL NEWMAN at least doesn't have to be ashamed of how he photographed in color because he makes a handsome film debut (physically) but was apparently given no directions from Victor Saville on how to play the role of a man who worked on the framework for The Silver Chalice. His is a bland performance at best and it is undercut even more when he has to share the screen with the terribly miscast VIRGINIA MAYO.
Mayo looks as though she just left the chorus line of The Goldwyn Girls and had the artists paint her eyebrows in what someone must have assumed would resemble women of antiquity. She saunters around in her veiled costumes as though she is about to break out into a burlesque queen's rendition of a bump and grind song number.
JACK PALANCE steals the show with his overwrought, maniacal performance as a magician who begins to believe in his own ballyhoo (or his own press clippings) and thinks he can actually fly without any contraptions aiding his flight. Oddly enough, his caricature of a role fits into the scheme of things, seeing as how the stylized sets and costumes suggest nothing more than comic strip vision.
Adding to lack of credibility is the casting of NATALIE WOOD as the young Helena who turns into Mayo as an adult. Now that would take the work of a major magician. LORNE GREENE, in his film debut, and E.G. MARSHALL struggle with poorly defined roles in the supporting cast.
Summing up: Dismal. The only question is, what inspired Franz Waxman to write such a pleasing background score?
- Doylenf
- 28 nov 2006
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- The Silver Chalice
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- Budget
- 4.500.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 22 minuti
- Proporzioni
- 2.55 : 1