Androcles and the Lion

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.

Average Score : 58

Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion

Status: Released

Release Date: 1952-12-01

Geners Comedy

Production Companies RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries United States of America,

Run time: 98 minutes

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