Androcles and the Lion
5.8
1952-12-01
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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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
Runtime
98
Director
Nicholas Ray
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Language
English
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
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Victor Mature
Victor Mature
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Alan Young
Alan Young
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Noel Willman
Noel Willman
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
Millard Sherwood
Millard Sherwood