Movie Description
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
- Director : Chester Erskine
- Producer : Gabriel Pascal
- Editor : Roland Gross
- 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
Cast
Captain
Lavinina
Androcles
Ferrovius
Caesar
Megaera
Lentulus
Menagerie Keeper
Editor of Gladiators
Spintho
Cato
Centurion
Metellus
The Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
Christian (uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleAndrocles and the Lion
Status Released
Release Information
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1952-12-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
