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?

Cast (16)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Billy Connolly

Androcles

Anna Calder-Marshall

Lavinia

Bernard Bresslaw

Ferrovius

Rupert Frazer

The Captain

Peter Copley

Caesar

John Tordoff

Spintho

Stafford Gordon

Centurion

R

Roy Jones

The Lion

P

Percy Edwards

The Lion's Voice

P

Peter Land

Lentulus

D

Desmond Maurer

Metellus

Jane Freeman

Megaera

Barry Jackson

The Editor

P

Paul Hargreaves

The Ox Driver

Stephen Rashbrook

The Call Boy

L

Leo Dolan

The Menagerie Keeper

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