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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?
Actors
Billy Connolly | Anna Calder-Marshall | Bernard Bresslaw | Rupert Frazer | Peter Copley | John Tordoff | Stafford Gordon | Roy Jones | Percy Edwards | Peter Land | Desmond Maurer | Jane Freeman | Barry Jackson | Paul Hargreaves | Stephen Rashbrook | Leo Dolan