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Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Androcles and the Lion

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12

1h 38m

Adventure, Comedy, Family

October 30th, 1952

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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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Cast

Jean Simmons
Lavínia
Victor Mature
Captain
Alan Young
Androcles
Robert Newton
Ferrovius
Maurice Evans
Emperor Antoninus
(Caesar)
Elsa Lanchester
Megaera
Reginald Gardiner
Lentulus
Gene Lockhart
Menagerie Keeper
Alan Mowbray
Editor of Gladiators
Noel Willman
Spintho
Full cast & crew

Directors

Chester Erskine
Nicholas Ray
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Gabriel Pascal
producer
Lewis J. Rachmil
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Chester Erskine
(screen adaptation) and
Ken Englund
screen adaptation
George Bernard Shaw
play
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Flaming story of history's most fabulous era!
Gasp at its SPECTACLE! Glow to its ROMANCE! Howl at its LAUGHS! (original print ad)
THE MIGHTIEST SPECTACLE! The Warmest Romance! The Biggest Laughs! (original poster)
All Taglines

Keywords

soldier
fight to the death
captive
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 20th, 1953 (Australia)
March 1st, 1955 (Austria)
May 6th, 1955 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Androcles and the Lion (original title)
Androcles y el león (Argentina)
Androkles und der Löwe (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Hollywood, California, USA
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

98 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Distribution Companies

Sascha Filmverleih (Austria)
RKO Radio Films (France)
RKO Radio Pictures (Norway)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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