Androcles and the Lion
1969 · 107 min · Drama, Comedy
Rome at the time of the persecution of Christians: Androclus, a poor tailor, frees a lion in the forest from terrible pain caused by a thorn in his paw. The two meet again by chance when the devout Christian is about to be thrown to wild animals in the arena. The lion spares him with gratitude, but the real danger for Androklus comes from another direction.
- Director
- Kurt Jung-Alsen
- Writer
- George Bernard Shaw
- Released
- October 24, 1969
- Language
- German
Cast
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