Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Comedy
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.
Cast
Captain
Lavinina
Cato
Centurion
Metellus
The Lion
Soldier (uncredited)
Christian (uncredited)
Androcles
Ferrovius
Caesar
Megaera
Lentulus
Menagerie Keeper
Editor of Gladiators
Spintho
Crew
Director
Adaptation
Adaptation
Theatre Play
Producer
Makeup Artist
Director of Photography
Co-Director
Costume Design
Associate Producer
Editor
Production Design
Production Design
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Hairstylist
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sound
Sound
Stunts
Stunts
Stunts
Original Music Composer
