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Androcles and the Lion (1946)
TV Movie | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

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Androcles and the Lion (1946)

TV Movie | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

Androcles, a persecuted Christian of the second century A.D., extracts a thorn from the paw of a lion. When he meets the lion again in the arena, this kindness proves useful.

Writer

George Bernard Shaw (play)

Producer

Desmond Davis

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Release date

Sep 3, 1946 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Andrew Leigh Androcles Androcles See fewer	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Victor Woolf Lion / Call Boy Lion / Call Boy See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Pauline Letts Lavinia Lavinia See fewer	Antony and Cleopatra (1951)
Brian Worth Metellus Metellus See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Ronald Mansell Lentulus / Secutor Lentulus / Secutor See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Torin Thatcher Ferrovius Ferrovius See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Michael Gough Spintho Spintho See fewer	Batman Forever (1995)
Richard Hurndall Captain Captain See fewer	The Inheritors (1974)
Basil Cunard Centurion / Retiarius Centurion / Retiarius See fewer	Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Ernest Thesiger Caesar Caesar See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Clifford Buckton Editor Editor See fewer	Detective Lloyd (1932)
Basil Appleby Menagerie Keeper Menagerie Keeper See fewer	The Lion in Winter (1968)
Elaine Inescourt Megaera Megaera See fewer	An Arabian Knight (1920)