USA, 15 November 1967
colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American fantasy television film directed by Joe Layton.
Plot Summary
Androcles, a Christian tailor, befriends a lion when he removes a thorn from his paw. Their friendship may save Androcles’ life when he and his friends are captured by the Romans and sent to the Colosseum.
Credits
Crew
Director: Joe Layton
NBC
Producer: Marc Merson
Script: Peter Stone
Play: George Bernard Shaw
Music: Richard Rodgers
Cast
Norman Wisdom (Androcles)
Noel Coward (Caesar)
Ed Ames (Ferrovius)
Brian Bedford (Lentulus)
John Cullum (Roman captain)
Clifford David (Metellus)
William Hickey
Geoffrey Holder (lion)
Kurt Kasznar (gladiator’s manager)
George Mathews (Centurion)
William Redfield (Spintho)
George Reeder
Patricia Routledge (Megaera)
Bill Starr
Inga Swenson (Lavinia)
