Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Androcles and the Lion (1952)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1952-12-01 United States of America 98 Min. PG-13
5.8 15 votes
Comedy

Overview

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 is Captain
Captain
Jean Simmons is Lavinina
Lavinina
Alan Young is Androcles
Androcles
Robert Newton is Ferrovius
Ferrovius
Maurice Evans is Caesar
Caesar
Elsa Lanchester is Megaera
Megaera
Reginald Gardiner is Lentulus
Lentulus
Gene Lockhart is Menagerie Keeper
Menagerie Keeper
Alan Mowbray is Editor of Gladiators
Editor of Gladiators
Noel Willman is Spintho
Spintho
John Hoyt is Cato
Cato
Jim Backus is Centurion
Centurion
Lowell Gilmore is Metellus
Metellus
Woody Strode is The Lion
The Lion
Strother Martin is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood is Christian (uncredited)
Christian (uncredited)

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