Androcles and the Lion (1984)
June 12, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?
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Cast & Crew.

Billy Connolly
Androcles

Anna Calder-Marshall
Lavinia

Bernard Bresslaw
Ferrovius

Rupert Frazer
The Captain

Peter Copley
Caesar

John Tordoff
Spintho

Stafford Gordon
Centurion

Roy Jones
The Lion

Percy Edwards
The Lion's Voice

Peter Land
Lentulus

Desmond Maurer
Metellus

Jane Freeman
Megaera

Barry Jackson
The Editor

Ronald Smedley
Producer

Jonathan Cohen
Composer

Paul Hargreaves
The Ox Driver
Details.
Release DateJune 12, 1984
StatusReleased
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