Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Movie 1952-12-01 1h 38m Comedy
★ 5.9 / 10 · 16 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Director
Chester Erskine
Cast
Victor Mature Victor Mature Captain Jean Simmons Jean Simmons Lavinina Alan Young Alan Young Androcles Robert Newton Robert Newton Ferrovius Maurice Evans Maurice Evans Caesar Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester Megaera Reginald Gardiner Reginald Gardiner Lentulus Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart Menagerie Keeper Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray Editor of Gladiators Noel Willman Noel Willman Spintho John Hoyt John Hoyt Cato Jim Backus Jim Backus Centurion
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