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Androcles and the Lion
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Androcles and the Lion

1967-11-15 · 90 min · ★ 9.0

Music · TV Movie

The story of Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himself and his friends from martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum.

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NBC
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United States of America
Status
Released

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Norman WisdomNorman WisdomAndrocles
Noël CowardNoël CowardCaesar
Ed AmesEd AmesFerrovius
Brian BedfordBrian BedfordLentulus
Kurt KasznarKurt KasznarGladiator's Manager
Patricia RoutledgePatricia RoutledgeMagaera, Androcles' Wife
Inga SwensonInga SwensonLavinia
John CullumJohn CullumRoman Captain
Clifford DavidClifford DavidMetellus
Geoffrey HolderGeoffrey HolderLion
George MathewsGeorge MathewsCenturion
William RedfieldWilliam RedfieldSpintho
William HickeyWilliam Hickey
George Reeder
Bill Starr

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