Androcles and the Lion (1984)
Overview
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
Stafford Gordon
Centurion
Jane Freeman
Megaera
Barry Jackson
The Editor
Stephen Rashbrook
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