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?
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Billy Connolly
Androcles
Known for
Brave
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Anna Calder-Marshall
Lavinia
Known for
The Third Day
Bodies
Bernard Bresslaw
Ferrovius
Known for
Krull
Jabberwocky
Rupert Frazer
The Captain
Known for
Empire of the Sun
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Peter Copley
Caesar
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Victim
John Tordoff
Spintho
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
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Stafford Gordon
Centurion
Also in
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The Lion
Also in
A Woman Called Moses
Macbeth
Percy Edwards
The Lion's Voice
Known for
The Dark Crystal
Peter Land
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Desmond Maurer
Metellus
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Jane Freeman
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Also in
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George Bernard Shaw Writer
First release June 12, 1984
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English
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United Kingdom · June 12, 1984
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