| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Eclipse, series 20, George Bernard Shaw on film |
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 20, George Bernard Shaw on film.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Cast |
Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Alan Young, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Lockhart, Noel Willman. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Harry Stradling ; editor, Roland Gross ; music, Frederick Hollander. |
| Note |
Based on the play by Bernard Shaw. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
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Issued in slipcase with "Major Barbara" and "Caesar and Cleopatra." |
| Summary |
A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of this kind act. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Lion -- Rome -- Drama.
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Animal welfare -- Rome -- Drama.
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Colosseum (Rome, Italy) -- Drama.
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Enslaved persons -- Rome -- Drama.
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Human-animal relationships -- Rome -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Pascal, Gabriel, 1894-1954. Producer.
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Erskine, Chester, 1905-1986. Director.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Screenwriter.
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Englund, Ken. Screenwriter.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010. Actor.
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Mature, Victor. Actor.
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Newton, Robert, 1905-1956. Actor.
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Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989. Actor.
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Young, Alan, 1919-2016. Actor.
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Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986. Actor.
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Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980. Actor.
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Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957. Actor.
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Willman, Noel, 1918-1988. Actor.
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Hollaender, Friedrich. Composer.
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RKO Radio Pictures.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Androcles and the lion |
| ISBN |
9781604652505 set |
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1604652500 set |
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9781604652536 |
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1604652535 |
| Standard No. |
715515055215 set |
| Music No. |
ECL089 Criterion Collection (set) |
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ECL092 Criterion Collection |
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