Androcles and the Lion

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.

• Release date
• October 24, 1969
• Runtime
• 107 min
• Genres
• Drama, Comedy
• Director
• Kurt Jung-Alsen

Cast

Herbert Köfer Androklus Gerhard Bienert Ferrovius Stefan Lisewski Hauptmann Marita Böhme Lavinia Heinz Behrens Lentulus Marianne Wünscher Megara

H

Horst Schön

E

Erhard Köster