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Androcles and the Lion is a 1952 RKO film produced by Gabriel Pascal from the 1912 George Bernard Shaw play of the same name. It was Pascal's last film, made two years after the death of Shaw, his long-standing friend and mentor, and two years before Pascal's own death.
A comedy adventure film based on George Bernard Shaw's play, about a Christian who befriends a lion in ancient Rome. Learn about the cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, and more on IMDb.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray
- 1953-01-09
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1952 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play, Androcles and the Lion. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
Based on George Bernard Shaw's play, an adaptation of the classic folktale, this film follows Androcles (Alan Young), a slave in Ancient Rome who has escaped his bonds...
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- Jean Simmons
- Chester Erskine
- Comedy
While fleeing through a forest, Androcles and Megaera encounter a lion, whose roar causes Megaera to faint with terror. The animal-loving Androcles, however, notices that the lion has a large thorn stuck in its paw and gently removes it.
- Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray, Lloyd Richards
- Jean Simmons
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.
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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.
