Comedy
Androcles and the Lion
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.
RKO Radio PicturesReviews
CinemaSerf
7/108/10/2023
I think Charles Erskine has done pretty well with this entertaining adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw comedy. Escaping from his overbearing wife "Magaera" (Elsa Lanchester), "Androcles" (Alan Young) discovers a lion in the wilderness with a thorn in it's paw. Despite being petrified, he removes the offending pain and the lion escapes. Shortly afterwards, he finds himself a prisoner of the Romans under the command of Victor Mature. He is rounding up Christians for the Emperor's grand circus and has already recruited "Lavinia" (Jean Simmons) and will soon add the ferocious "Ferrovius" (Robert Newton) as they journey to Rome. En route we learn a little about the strength of their respective faiths - to Jesus and to the Emperor, and by the time we get to the sharp end, it's clear that loya
Where to Watch
Streaming availability powered by JustWatch via TMDB
Part of These Challenges
Community Reviews
Be the first to rate this title.
Latest News
You might also like
Godspell
1973 · Comedy
Sing 2
2021 · Animation
Better Nate Than Ever
2022 · Music
Animal Crackers
1930 · Comedy
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · Comedy
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021 · Animation
Much Ado About Nothing
2013 · Comedy
Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man
2009 · Comedy
The Lion King 1½
2004 · Adventure
Love Happy
1949 · Comedy
The Ladies Man
1961 · Comedy
UglyDolls
2019 · Animation