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.

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Androcles and the Lion

December 1, 1952

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Cast (16)

Captain

Lavinina

Androcles

Ferrovius

Caesar

Megaera

Lentulus

Menagerie Keeper

Editor of Gladiators

Spintho

Cato

Centurion

Metellus

The Lion

Soldier (uncredited)

Christian (uncredited)

Crew (27)

Directing

Director

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Co-Director

Assistant Director

Writing

Adaptation

Adaptation

Theatre Play

Production

Associate Producer

Producer

Sound

Sound

Original Music Composer

Sound

Art

Production Design

Production Design

Set Decoration

Art Direction

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Camera

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist

Hairstylist

Costume Design

Crew

Stunts

Stunts

Stunts

Editing

Editor

Lighting

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