Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

5.8 | 1952-12-01 | Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Chester Erskine Director
George Bernard Shaw Theatre Play
Ken Englund Adaptation
Chester Erskine Adaptation
Gabriel Pascal Producer
Nicholas Ray Co-Director
Al Orenbach Set Decoration
Lewis J. Rachmil Associate Producer
Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Larry Germain Hairstylist

Cast

Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Lavinina
Alan Young
Alan Young
Androcles
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Ferrovius
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Menagerie Keeper
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Editor of Gladiators
Noel Willman
Noel Willman
Spintho

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