Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty
Directed byPietro Francisci
Screenplay byEnnio De Concini[1]
Starring
CinematographyMario Bava[1]
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino [1]
Production
company
Italgamma[1]
Release date
  • 6 December 1956 (1956-12-06) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Roland the Mighty (Italian: Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci.[1] about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, where Roland, a knight in the service of Charlemagne was killed while defending the rear-guard of the Frankish army as it retreated across the Pyrenees.[citation needed]

Plot

Charlemagne and Agramante are at war. The Saracen king devises a plan to weaken the opponent: he asks for a truce and sends the beautiful Angelica to the Frankish Kingdom with the intent of sowing discord among the paladins by creating a rivalry of love.

Cast

Release

Roland the Mighty was released in Italy on 6 December 1956 with a 110-minute running time.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 141.

Bibliography

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.


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