Androcles and the Lion
United Kingdom • 1952
Director
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. And Pascal's final Shaw production plays it broadly, casting comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He's ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
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. And Pascal's final Shaw production plays it broadly, casting comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He's ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
Credits
Crew
DirectorChester Erskine
CinematographerHarry Stradling Sr.
ComposerFriedrich Hollaender
EditorRoland Gross
ProducerGabriel Pascal
Cast
Victor Matureas Captain
Jean Simmonsas Lavinina
Alan Youngas Androcles
Robert Newtonas Ferrovius
Maurice Evansas Caesar