Androcles and the Lion
(1954)
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Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young | Directors: Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray
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Regal splendour, beautiful women, laughs supreme โ amidst scenes of sensational wonders in the glittering days of pagan Rome!
Shavian drollery, with interpolated discussions on faith, is scarcely ideal cinema material, but gusto in the performances keeps it going despite stolid direction. (Halliwellโs)