Androcles and the LionMovie
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.
About Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion is a 1969 drama, comedy movie directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 47m, production credits from Germany, East Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Herbert Köfer, Gerhard Bienert, Stefan Lisewski, Marita Böhme. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
