Androcles and the Lion (1952)
1h 38m · 1 Dec 1952
SPECTACLE, ROMANCE, COMEDY!...as only Shaw could write it and the screen show it!
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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.
| Movie ID | 4572 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Chester Erskine |
| Main cast | Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Alan Young, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Lockhart |
| Release date | 1 December 1952 |
| Release year | 1952 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 98 min (1h 38m) |
| Rating | 5.9 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | RKO Radio Pictures |
Director: Chester Erskine
Top cast
Victor MatureCaptain
Jean SimmonsLavinina
Alan YoungAndrocles
Robert NewtonFerrovius
Maurice EvansCaesar
Elsa LanchesterMegaera
Reginald GardinerLentulus
Gene LockhartMenagerie Keeper
Alan MowbrayEditor of Gladiators
Noel WillmanSpintho
John HoytCato
Jim BackusCenturion
Lowell GilmoreMetellus
Woody StrodeThe Lion
Strother MartinSoldier (uncredited)
Millard SherwoodChristian (uncredited)
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