Androcles and the Lion
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Chester Erskine
- December 1, 1952
- Released
- United States of America
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 1h 38m
Where to watch
Criterion Channel
