Film

Androcles and the Lion

1969 · 1h 47m · Drama · Comedy

Rome at the time of the persecution of Christians: Androclus, a poor tailor, frees a lion in the forest from terrible pain caused by a thorn in his paw. The two meet again by chance when the devout Christian is about to be thrown to wild animals in the arena. The lion spares him with gratitude, but the real danger for Androklus comes from another direction.

Herbert Köfer

Androklus

Gerhard Bienert

Ferrovius

Stefan Lisewski

Hauptmann

Marita Böhme

Lavinia

Heinz Behrens

Lentulus

Marianne Wünscher

Megara

Horst Schön

Erhard Köster

Horst Schulze

Willi Schrade

Gerhard Rachold

Harry Pietzsch

Harald Halgardt

Gerry Wolff

Paul Berndt

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

• Kurt Jung-AlsenDirector
• George Bernard ShawWriter
• Otto MerzDirector of Photography
• Lotti MehnertEditor

Release date

October 24, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama, Comedy