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Androcles and the Lion

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.

Release : December 01, 1952

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 98 minutes

Rating : 5.80

Credits

Victor Mature

Victor Mature ( Victor Mature )

Captain

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons ( Jean Simmons )

Lavinina

Alan Young

Alan Young ( Alan Young )

Androcles

Robert Newton

Robert Newton ( Robert Newton )

Ferrovius

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans ( Maurice Evans )

Caesar

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester ( Elsa Lanchester )

Megaera

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner ( Reginald Gardiner )

Lentulus

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart ( Gene Lockhart )

Menagerie Keeper

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray ( Alan Mowbray )

Editor of Gladiators

Noel Willman

Noel Willman ( Noel Willman )

Spintho

John Hoyt

John Hoyt ( John Hoyt )

Cato

Jim Backus

Jim Backus ( Jim Backus )

Centurion

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore ( Lowell Gilmore )

Metellus

Woody Strode

Woody Strode ( Woody Strode )

The Lion

Strother Martin

Strother Martin ( Strother Martin )

Soldier (uncredited)

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Millard Sherwood ( Millard Sherwood )

Christian (uncredited)

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