Top billed cast

1. 

   Victor Mature

   Captain

2. 

   Jean Simmons

   Lavinina

3. 

   Alan Young

   Androcles

4. 

   Robert Newton

   Ferrovius

5. 

   Maurice Evans

   Caesar

6. 

   Elsa Lanchester

   Megaera

7. 

   Reginald Gardiner

   Lentulus

8. 

   Gene Lockhart

   Menagerie Keeper

9. 

   Alan Mowbray

   Editor of Gladiators

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-10

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" (Rober...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• arena
• colosseum
• lion
• based on play or musical
• ancient rome
• 2nd century