Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Androcles and the Lion
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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Victor Mature
as Captain
as Captain
Jean Simmons
as Lavinina
as Lavinina
Alan Young
as Androcles
as Androcles
Robert Newton
as Ferrovius
as Ferrovius
Maurice Evans
as Caesar
as Caesar
Elsa Lanchester
as Megaera
as Megaera
Reginald Gardiner
as Lentulus
as Lentulus
Gene Lockhart
as Menagerie Keeper
as Menagerie Keeper
Alan Mowbray
as Editor of Gladiators
as Editor of Gladiators
Noel Willman
as Spintho
as Spintho
John Hoyt
as Cato
as Cato
Jim Backus
as Centurion
as Centurion
Lowell Gilmore
as Metellus
as Metellus
Woody Strode
as The Lion
as The Lion
Strother Martin
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood
as Christian (uncredited)
as Christian (uncredited)
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Chester Erskine
Director
Director
Ken Englund
Adaptation
Adaptation
Chester Erskine
Adaptation
Adaptation
George Bernard Shaw
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Gabriel Pascal
Producer
Producer
Nicholas Ray
Co-Director
Co-Director
Stubby Kruger
Stunts
Stunts
Arthur J. Vitarelli
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Roland Gross
Editor
Editor
William Cameron Menzies
Production Design
Production Design
Charles F. Pyke
Art Direction
Art Direction
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Wayne Burson
Stunts
Stunts
Al Orenbach
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Gregg Peters
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
John L. Cass
Sound
Sound
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Art Direction
Coby Ruskin
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Clem Portman
Sound
Sound
Lewis J. Rachmil
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Harry Horner
Production Design
Production Design
Alex Sharp
Stunts
Stunts
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Emile Santiago
Costume Design
Costume Design
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
