Androcles and the Lion (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-12-01
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chester Erskine
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Victor Mature as Captain
- Jean Simmons as Lavinina
- Alan Young as Androcles
- Robert Newton as Ferrovius
- Maurice Evans as Caesar
- Elsa Lanchester as Megaera
- Reginald Gardiner as Lentulus
- Gene Lockhart as Menagerie Keeper
- Alan Mowbray as Editor of Gladiators
- Noel Willman as Spintho
- John Hoyt as Cato
- Jim Backus as Centurion