5.9Androcles and the Lion · 1952
Androcles and the Lion (1952) is a Comedy film directed by Chester Erskine, starring Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Alan Young.
Comedy
5.9Overview
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.
Cast
Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Alan Young, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Lockhart
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What is "Androcles and the Lion" about?
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.
When was "Androcles and the Lion" released?
Androcles and the Lion was released in 1952.
Who stars in "Androcles and the Lion"?
The cast includes Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Alan Young, Robert Newton.
