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The Silver Chalice (1954) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Victor Saville

Writing Credits  

Thomas B. Costain ... (novel)
 
Lesser Samuels ... (written for the screen by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Virginia Mayo ... Helena
Pier Angeli ... Deborra
Jack Palance ... Simon The Magician
Paul Newman ... Basil
Walter Hampden ... Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph Wiseman ... Mijamin
Alexander Scourby ... Luke
Lorne Greene ... 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 Girl
Peter Raynolds Peter Raynolds ... Basil as a boy
Mort Marshall ... Benjie
Booth Colman ... Hiram
Terence de Marney ... Sosthene
Robert Middleton ... Idbash
Ian Wolfe ... Theron
Lawrence Dobkin ... Ephraim
Philip Tonge ... Ohad
Albert Dekker ... Kester
Beryl Machin Beryl Machin ... Eulalia
Donald Randolph ... Selech
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas Abdullah Abbas ... Cameleer (uncredited)
Patrick Aherne Patrick Aherne ... Soldier in Chase (uncredited)
Fay Alexander ... Tumbler (uncredited)
Hy Anzell ... Workman in Joseph's Courtyard (uncredited)
Sammy Armaro Sammy Armaro ... Audience Member (uncredited)
David Armstrong David Armstrong ... Sicarii (uncredited)
Al Bain ... Citizen (uncredited)
Baynes Barron ... Pretorian Guard (uncredited)
John Barton John Barton ... Citizen (uncredited)
George Baxter ... Master of Court Ceremonies (uncredited)
Mary Benoit ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Charles Bewley Charles Bewley ... Roman Commander (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco ... Citizen (uncredited)
Oscar Blank Oscar Blank ... Citizen (uncredited)
Phil Bloom ... Citizen (uncredited)
Erik Blythe Erik Blythe ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
David Bond ... Cameleer (uncredited)
Richard Boyer Richard Boyer ... Rioter (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Peter Brocco ... Stall Keeper (uncredited)
Brad Brown Brad Brown ... Senator (uncredited)
George Bruggeman ... Guard (uncredited)
Fred Cantu Fred Cantu ... Magician's Assistant (uncredited)
Dee Carroll ... Mother (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell ... Citizen (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke ... Man at Palace Tower (uncredited)
Rus Conklin ... Rioter (uncredited)
Marian Couper Marian Couper ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Leo Curley Leo Curley ... Senator (uncredited)
Mark Dana Mark Dana ... Herald (uncredited)
Richard Deems Richard Deems ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
Ted DeWayne Ted DeWayne ... Tumbler (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime ... Citizen (uncredited)
Stephen Downer Stephen Downer ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Dubov ... Jabez - Roman Magistrate (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel ... Maximus, the Ship's Master (uncredited)
Gilbert Fallman Gilbert Fallman ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Lyle Felice Lyle Felice ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
George Ford ... Guard (uncredited)
Michael Fox ... Slave (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman Raoul Freeman ... Citizen (uncredited)
Don Garrett Don Garrett ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
Linda Gay Linda Gay ... Little Cripple (uncredited)
Dick Geary Dick Geary ... Rioter (uncredited)
Anthony George ... Sicarii (uncredited)
John George ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Nina Gilbert Nina Gilbert ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Richard Gilden ... Sicarii (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Ruffian (uncredited)
Mark Hanna Mark Hanna ... Cameleer (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Rioter (uncredited)
David Hoffman ... Spokesman (uncredited)
Paul Hoffman Paul Hoffman ... Rioter (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan ... Citizen (uncredited)
Bob Hoy ... Rioter (uncredited)
William Hudson ... Soldierin Chase (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes Charles Anthony Hughes ... Servant (uncredited)
Donald Johnson Donald Johnson ... Tumbler at Nero's Banquet (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Silversmith (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Citizen (uncredited)
Walter Kingson Walter Kingson ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mitchell Kowall ... Rioter (uncredited)
Leo Kreingel Leo Kreingel ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Lee Krieger ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr Richard LaMarr ... Citizen (uncredited)
Jay Lawrence Jay Lawrence ... Bystander (uncredited)
George Leigh George Leigh ... Ship's Master (uncredited)
Paul Marion Paul Marion ... Cameleer (uncredited)
Michael Mark ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Victor Marlow Victor Marlow ... Guard (uncredited)
John Marlowe John Marlowe ... Witness to Adoption (uncredited)
Saul Martell ... Worman in Joseph's Courtyard (uncredited)
Strother Martin ... Father (uncredited)
Keith McConnell Keith McConnell ... Guard (uncredited)
Joseph Mell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Allen Michaelson Allen Michaelson ... High Priest (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari Ernesto Molinari ... Citizen (uncredited)
John Mooney John Mooney ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
Etta Rae Morgan Etta Rae Morgan ... Nubian Slave Girl (uncredited)
Clifford Mosley Clifford Mosley ... Tumbler at Nero's Banquet (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie ... Stall Keeper (uncredited)
Don Oreck Don Oreck ... Roman Banquet Official (uncredited)
Max Palmer Max Palmer ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Shirley Patterson ... Poppaea (uncredited)
Stephen Paylow Stephen Paylow ... Child (uncredited)
Ralph Peda Ralph Peda ... Bystander (uncredited)
Leonard Penn ... Soldier in Banquet Hall (uncredited)
Billy Perna Billy Perna ... Boy (uncredited)
Laguna Festival of Art Players Laguna Festival of Art Players ... Tableau (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ... Citizen (uncredited)
Paul Power Paul Power ... Witness to Adoption (uncredited)
Guy Prescott Guy Prescott ... Soldier in Banquet Hall (uncredited)
William Pullen William Pullen ... Roman Banquet Officer (uncredited)
Jack Raine ... Magistrate (uncredited)
Allen Ray Allen Ray ... Bystander (uncredited)
Richard Reeves ... Overseer (uncredited)
Lee Rhodes Lee Rhodes ... Rioter (uncredited)
Paul Richards ... Tigellinus (uncredited)
Thayer Roberts ... Civic Guard (uncredited)
Robert Robinson Robert Robinson ... Citizen (uncredited)
Tony Rock Tony Rock ... Sicarii (uncredited)
Victor Romito Victor Romito ... Citizen (uncredited)
Richard Rotkin Richard Rotkin ... Boy (uncredited)
Tony Russel ... Sicarii (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Citizen (uncredited)
Sam Scar Sam Scar ... Cameleer (uncredited)
George Selk ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe ... Oasis Keeper (uncredited)
John Sheffield John Sheffield ... Witness to Adoption (uncredited)
Max Slaten Max Slaten ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Stall Keeper (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Woody Strode ... Moor (uncredited)
Carlo Tabarro Carlo Tabarro ... Sicarii (uncredited)
John Tomecko John Tomecko ... Workman in Joseph's Courtyard (uncredited)
Louis Tomei Louis Tomei ... Bystander (uncredited)
Sid Troy Sid Troy ... Rioter (uncredited)
Don Turner Don Turner ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Norma Varden ... Roman Matron (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie Ralph Volkie ... Bystander (uncredited)
Trevor Ward Trevor Ward ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph Waring Joseph Waring ... Soldier in Banquet Hall (uncredited)
Robert Wegner Robert Wegner ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Mel Welles ... Marcos (uncredited)
Leola Wendorff ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Chris Whitney Chris Whitney ... Magician's Assistant (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Ruffian (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes Bob Yerkes ... Tumbler (uncredited)
Dorothy Yerkes Dorothy Yerkes ... Tumbler at Nero's Banquet (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lesser Samuels ... associate producer
Victor Saville ... producer

Music by 

Franz Waxman

Cinematography by 

William V. Skall ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

George White

Production Design by 

Rolf Gerard

Art Direction by 

Boris Leven

Set Decoration by 

Howard Bristol

Costume Design by 

Marjorie Best
Rolf Gerard

Makeup Department 

Gordon Bau ... makeup artist
Jean Burt Reilly ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Mel Dellar ... assistant director (as Melvin Dellar)
Russell Llewellyn ... assistant director

Art Department 

Herbert Plews ... property master
Paul Focan ... chalice embosser (uncredited)
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)
Ruth Tidmarsh ... wax sculptor: chalice (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Francis J. Scheid ... sound
Stanley Martin ... sound (uncredited)
Robert G. Wayne ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Hans F. Koenekamp ... special photographic effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)
Louis Lichtenfield ... special effects

Stunts 

Dick Geary ... stunts (uncredited)
Jean Heremans ... fencing master (uncredited)
Bob Hoy ... stunts (uncredited)
Louis Tomei ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Turner ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Leonid Raab ... orchestrator
Franz Waxman ... conductor
Victor Aller ... orchestra manager (uncredited)
Maurice Amsterdam ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Victor Arno ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Hoyt Bohannon ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
David Crocov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ingolf Dahl ... musician: harpsichord (uncredited)
B. Ferlazzo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Henry Hill ... musician: violin (uncredited)
William Hinshaw ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Klatzkin ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Lily Mahler ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Michel Perriere ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Max Rabinowitz ... musician: celeste (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich ... choral singer (uncredited)
Pinky Savitt ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: viola d'amore (uncredited)
Tiny Timbrell ... musician: guitar (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Meta Rebner ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

John Calvert ... technical advisor
Stephen Papich ... choreographer
Ben Tobert ... silversmith (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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