Androcles and the Lion (1967)
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.
Top billed cast
Norman WisdomAndrocles
Noël CowardCaesar
Ed AmesFerrovius
Brian BedfordLentulus
Kurt KasznarGladiator's Manager
Patricia RoutledgeMagaera, Androcles' Wife
Inga SwensonLavinia
John CullumRoman Captain
Clifford DavidMetellus
Geoffrey HolderLion
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