Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?
Who stars in Androcles and the Lion? The main cast of Androcles and the Lion includes Billy Connolly, Anna Calder-Marshall, Bernard Bresslaw, Rupert Frazer, Peter Copley.
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