PG certificateAndrocles and the Lion is a Film programme that first aired in 1952 and has been classified a PG certificate.

Androcles and the Lion is a 2 star programme

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Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Directed by
Chester Erskine

A Christian tailor is moved to help a lion with a thorn stuck painfully in its paw. His unthinking act of kindness looks set to pay off when Caesar's campaign of persecution leaves him and a host of other worshippers facing death at the claws of the beasts in the Roman arena. Satirical fable based on George Bernard Shaw's play, starring Alan Young, Jean Simmons, Robert Newton and Victor Mature.

Written by ,

Genre: Film

Running Time: 115 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1952

Rating:
2/5 Stars

Classification: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

When is Androcles and the Lion next on TV?

It's next showing on Talking Pictures TV April 28th, 2:35pm. See more...

Cast

Jean Simmons...Lavinia
Victor Mature...Captain
Alan Young...Androcles
Robert Newton...Ferrovius
Maurice Evans...Caesar
Elsa Lanchester...Megaera
Reginald Gardiner...Lentulus
Gene Lockhart...Menagerie keeper
Alan Mowbray...Editor of gladiators
Noel Willman...Spintho
John Hoyt...Cato
Jim Backus...Centurion
Lowell Gilmore...Metellus
Woody Strode...The Lion