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About
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. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
Theatrical
Dec 20, 1954
Box Office
$3.2M
Budget
$4.5M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 17, 2009
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Victor Saville Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Temptation and Sin of the Time
Taglines
For This Was the Time of Temptation and This Was the Day of Sin.
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The Mightiest Story of Truth and Temptation
Taglines
The Mightiest Story of Truth and Temptation Ever Produced!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →V
Virginia Mayo
Helena
P
Pier Angeli
Deborra
J
Jack Palance
Simon The Magician
P
Paul Newman
Basil
W
Walter Hampden
Joseph of Arimathea
J
Joseph Wiseman
Mijamin
A
Alexander Scourby
Luke
L
Lorne Greene
Peter
D
David J. Stewart
Adam
H
Herbert Rudley
Linus
J
Jacques Aubuchon
Nero
E
E.G. Marshall
Ignatius
M
Michael Pate
Aaron Ben Joseph
N
Natalie Wood
Helena as a Girl
M
Mort Marshall
Benjie
B
Booth Colman
Hiram
T
Terence de Marney
Sosthene
R
Robert Middleton
Idbash
I
Ian Wolfe
Theron
L
Lawrence Dobkin
Ephraim
