Androcles and the Lion (1984)
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?
- Date of release
- 1984-06-12
Casting
- 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
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