Movie

Androcles and the Lion

1984 Released

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

Billy Connolly Androcles Anna Calder-Marshall Lavinia Bernard Bresslaw Ferrovius Rupert Frazer The Captain Peter Copley Caesar John Tordoff Spintho