Androcles and the Lion (1983 Smedley / @1912 Shaw), TV production (play)
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Androcles and the Lion (1983) is a British TV production (sound, color) of Androcles and the Lion (1912 Shaw), play, directed by Ronald Smedley.
~ Incidental music by Jonathan Cohen.
Abstract
Story of Androcles, a Christian slave in ancient Rome who was saved by the mercy of a lion.
New BBC production of Shaw's play, after those directed by Davis in 1938, 1946 and 1951.
Cast
- Billy Connolly = Androcles
- Roy Jones (Percy Edwards, voice) = The Lion
- Peter Copley = Caesar (Antoninus Pius)
Production
Produced by BBC and broadcast in the United Kingdom (1983).
External links
- [ Wiki.en]
- The Internet Movie Database