Roland the Mighty

1956 film

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

• List of historical drama films

References

1. 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