Androcles and the Lion (1938 Davis / @1912 Shaw), British (TV) production (play)
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Androcles and the Lion (1938) is a British TV production (sound, B&W, 60m) of Androcles and the Lion (1912 Shaw), play, produced by Desmond Davis.
Abstract
Story of Androcles, a Christian slave in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
First BBC production of Shaw's play. Davis himself would directed it again in 1946 and 1951, with different casts.
Cast
- Esme Percy = Androcles
- Guy Glover = The Lion
- Michael Martin Harvey = Caesar (Antoninus Pius)
Production
Produced by BBC and broadcast in the United Kingdom (4 July 1938; repeated 13 July 1938).
External links
- [ Wiki.en]
- The Internet Movie Database