Androcles and the Lion (1952) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures /

December 1, 1952 1h 38m United States of America Comedy English More

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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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title：Androcles and the Lion
status：Released
Release date： 1952
Runtime：1h 38m
Genres： Comedy ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Chester Erskine /
Writers： Chester Erskine · Ken Englund · George Bernard Shaw ·
Production companies： RKO Radio Pictures ·
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.