Drama ·Comedy · Germany · 1969 · 1h 47m

Androcles and the Lion

Androklus und der Löwe

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Director
Kurt Jung-Alsen
Cast
Herbert Köfer as Androklus Gerhard Bienert as Ferrovius Stefan Lisewski as Hauptmann Marita Böhme as Lavinia Heinz Behrens as Lentulus Marianne Wünscher as Megara
Crew
Otto Merz — Director of Photography Lotti Mehnert — Editor George Bernard Shaw — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Kurt Jung-Alsen Director Otto Merz Director of Photography Lotti Mehnert Editor George Bernard Shaw Writer
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