Summary
Androcles and the Lion is an American film comedy first released in 1952,
directed by Chester Erskine and Nicholas Ray.
The film stars Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Robert Newton and Maurice Evans.
It has also been released under the title: Bernard Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray
- Script: Chester Erskine, Ken Englund, George Bernard Shaw
- Photo: Harry Stradling Sr.
- Music: Friedrich Hollaender
- Cast: Jean Simmons (Lavinia), Victor Mature (Captain), Alan Young (Androcles), Robert Newton (Ferrovius), Maurice Evans (Caesar), Elsa Lanchester (Megaera), Reginald Gardiner (Lentulus (courtier)), Gene Lockhart (Menagerie keeper), Alan Mowbray (Editor of gladiators), Noel Willman (Spintho), John Hoyt (Cato (secret police)), Jim Backus (Centurion), Lowell Gilmore (Metellus (courtier)), Woody Strode (The Lion), Sylvia Lewis (Queen of the Vestal Virgins), Lillian Clayes (Christian Woman), Harry Cording (Soldier), Clint Dorrington (Officer in Forest), Dick Elliott (Ox Cart Driver), Robert Foulk (Soldier), Don Garrett (Officer), Charlie Hall (Town Crier), Jackson Halliday (Soldier), Shep Houghton (Gladiator), Clark Howat (Officer), Harry Lauter (Officer), Chester Marshall (Call Boy), Strother Martin (Soldier), Larry McGrath (Vendro), John Merton (Officer), Steve Pendleton (Soldier), Richard Reeves (Gladiator), Mike Road (Retiarius), Alex Sharp (Officer), Jack Shea (Officer), Millard Sherwood (Christian), Midge Ware (Christian Woman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 98 min; B&W
- Aka: Bernard Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion
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