Roland the Mighty
- Rik Battaglia
- Rosanna Schiaffino
- Lorella De Luca
- Fabrizio Mioni
company
- 6 December 1956 (1956-12-06) (Italy)
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
- Rik Battaglia as Roland
- Rosanna Schiaffino as Angélique
- Fabrizio Mioni as Renaud
- Lorella De Luca as Aude
- Ivo Garrani as Charlemagne
- Cesare Fantoni as Agramante
- Clelia Matania as Mary
- Mimmo Palmara as Argalie
- Vittorio Sanipoli as Ganelon
- Robert Hundar as Balicante
- Rossella Como as Dolores
- Pietro Tordi as Ubaldo
Release
Roland the Mighty was released in Italy on 6 December 1956 with a 110-minute running time.[1]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Roland the Mighty at IMDb
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