Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

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Androcles and the Lion

1960- 1960

1 Seasons

2 Episodes

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Overview

A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act.

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6 members

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Roderick Cook

Androcles

Roderick Cook

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Julian Glover

The Captain

Julian Glover

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Donald Pickering

Metellus

Donald Pickering

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Clinton Greyn

Ferrovius

Clinton Greyn

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Terry Scully

Spintho

Terry Scully

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Bob Stevenson

The Lion

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