Androcles and the Lion
6.6
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.
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Cast
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Herbert Köfer
Androklus
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Naked Among Wolves
Gerhard Bienert
Ferrovius
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
George Bernard Shaw
Kurt Jung-Alsen
Otto Merz
Stefan Lisewski
Hauptmann
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Spuk im Hochhaus
Ghosts under the Ferris Wheel
Helmut Nier
Marita Böhme
Lavinia
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Carbide and Sorrel
Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam
Lotti Mehnert
Heinz Behrens
Lentulus
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Drei von der K
Maxe Baumann
Marianne Wünscher
Megara
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Aber Vati!
Die Lange Strasse
Horst Schön
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The top secret trial of the Third Reich
Thunder 3
Kurt Jung-Alsen Director · George Bernard Shaw Writer Otto Merz Cinematographer
First release October 24, 1969 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production Fernsehen der DDR
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
Germany · XG
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Original title
Androklus und der Löwe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 24, 1969
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