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Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

(1952)

Overview

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Chester Erskine
  2. Producer : Gabriel Pascal
  3. Editor : Roland Gross
  4. Cast : Victor Mature,Jean Simmons,Alan Young,Robert Newton,Maurice Evans,Elsa Lanchester,Reginald Gardiner,Gene Lockhart,Alan Mowbray,Noel Willman,John Hoyt,Jim Backus,Lowell Gilmore,Woody Strode,Strother Martin,Millard Sherwood

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Original TitleAndrocles and the Lion

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1952-12-01

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 38m

Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures

Genres

  • Comedy

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