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 ki...nd 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. more

Directing:
  • Nicholas Ray
  • Chester Erskine

Writing:
  • Ken Englund
  • Chester Erskine
  • George Bernard Shaw

Stars:
Release Date: 1952-12-01
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 98

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