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Cast

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Captain

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Lavinina

Alan Young

Alan Young

Androcles

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Ferrovius

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Caesar

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Megaera

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Lentulus

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Menagerie Keeper

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Editor of Gladiators

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Spintho

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Cato

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Centurion

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Metellus

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

The Lion

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Soldier (uncredited)

Millard Sherwood

Millard Sherwood

Christian (uncredited)

Crew

Chester Erskine

Chester Erskine

Director

Chester Erskine

Chester Erskine

Adaptation

Ken Englund

Ken Englund

Adaptation

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Theatre Play

Gabriel Pascal

Gabriel Pascal

Producer

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Co-Director

Lewis J. Rachmil

Lewis J. Rachmil

Associate Producer

Roland Gross

Roland Gross

Editor

Harry Horner

Harry Horner

Production Design

William Cameron Menzies

William Cameron Menzies

Production Design

Albert S. D'Agostino

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

Charles F. Pyke

Charles F. Pyke

Art Direction

Al Orenbach

Al Orenbach

Set Decoration

Darrell Silvera

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Larry Germain

Larry Germain

Hairstylist

Gregg Peters

Gregg Peters

Assistant Director

Coby Ruskin

Coby Ruskin

Assistant Director

Arthur J. Vitarelli

Arthur J. Vitarelli

Assistant Director

John L. Cass

John L. Cass

Sound

Clem Portman

Clem Portman

Sound

Wayne Burson

Wayne Burson

Stunts

Stubby Kruger

Stubby Kruger

Stunts

Alex Sharp

Alex Sharp

Stunts

Mel Berns

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Harry Stradling Sr.

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Emile Santiago

Emile Santiago

Costume Design

Friedrich Hollaender

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

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Androcles and the Lion

19525.8 / 1098 min
Comedy

Overview

SPECTACLE, ROMANCE, COMEDY!...as only Shaw could write it and the screen show it!

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.