Androcles and the Lion (1952)
George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascal’s final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He’s ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Nicholas Ray
- Chester Erskine
Writing:
- Ken Englund
- Chester Erskine
- George Bernard Shaw
Stars:
Release Date: 1952-12-01
5.8/10
5.8/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 98
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Menagerie Keeper
Lavinina
Megaera
Cato
Soldier (uncredited)
Metellus
Ferrovius
The Lion
Editor of Gladiators
Captain
Androcles
Caesar
Lentulus
Spintho
Centurion
