Androcles and the Lion
(1952) SPECTACLE, ROMANCE, COMEDY!...as only Shaw could write it and the screen show it! | Released
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5.8
6.2
40%
Financials
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: SPECTACLE, ROMANCE, COMEDY!...as only Shaw could write it and the screen show it!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Dec 1, 1952
Rating: 1952-12-01
Run Time: 1h 38m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures
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Synopsis
George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascal’s final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He’s ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Chester Erskine
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| Co-Director |
Nicholas Ray
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| Assistant Director |
Gregg Peters
Arthur J. Vitarelli
Coby Ruskin
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| Writing | Theatre Play |
George Bernard Shaw
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| Adaptation |
Ken Englund
Chester Erskine
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| Production | Producer |
Gabriel Pascal
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| Associate Producer |
Lewis J. Rachmil
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| Art | Set Decoration |
Al Orenbach
Darrell Silvera
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| Production Design |
Harry Horner
William Cameron Menzies
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| Art Direction |
Charles F. Pyke
Albert S. D'Agostino
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| Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Larry Germain
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| Makeup Artist |
Mel Berns
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| Costume Design |
Emile Santiago
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| Crew | Stunts |
Stubby Kruger
Wayne Burson
Alex Sharp
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| Editing | Editor |
Roland Gross
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| Sound | Sound |
John L. Cass
Clem Portman
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| Original Music Composer |
Friedrich Hollaender
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Harry Stradling Sr.
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| Department | Role | Name |