Androcles and the Lion (1952)
- Directed by
- Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray
- Genre
- sword-and-sandal film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Christian slave named Androcles pulls a thorn from a lion's paw. Later, when he is thrown to the lions in a Roman arena, the lion recognizes him and refuses to attack.
lightheartedwhimsicalold-fashionedplayfulgentlecomedicwhimsy
What happens
Androcles and the Lion is a 1952 RKO Pictures film produced by Gabriel Pascal from the 1912 George Bernard Shaw play of the same name. It was Pascal's last film, made two years after the death of Shaw, his longtime friend and mentor, and two years before Pascal's own death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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