Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952
1h 38m
5.8

5.8/10

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Comedy

"SPECTACLE, ROMANCE, COMEDY!...as only Shaw could write it and the screen show it!"

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

arena colosseum lion based on play or musical ancient rome 2nd century

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 1952
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0044355

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

Key Crew

Chester Erskine
Director
Gabriel Pascal
Producer