Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty
Roland the Mighty
Directed by	Pietro Francisci
Screenplay by	Ennio De Concini
Starring	Rik Battaglia; Rosanna Schiaffino; Lorella De Luca; Fabrizio Mioni;
Cinematography	Mario Bava
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; company	Italgamma
Release date	6 December 1956 (Italy);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	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]

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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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017141-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 141.

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