Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion may refer to:

* Androcles and the Lion (play), a play by George Bernard Shaw
* Androcles and the Lion (1952 film), a film based on the play by George Bernard Shaw and produced by Gabriel Pascal.

The classical root of these works lies in the story about Androcles and a lion. It is also found in some editions of Aesop's fables.


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  • Androcles and the Lion —    Voir Androclès et le lion …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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  • Androclès et le lion — Androcles and the Lion    Comédie de Chester Erskine, d après la pièce de George Bernard Shaw, avec Jean Simmons, Alan Young, Victor Mature.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1952   Technique: noir et blanc   Durée: 1 h 38    Résumé    L… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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