Roland the Mighty | |
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Directed by | Pietro Francisci |
Screenplay by | Ennio De Concini [1] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mario Bava [1] |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino [1] |
Production company | Italgamma
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Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy [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]
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.
Roland the Mighty was released in Italy on 6 December 1956 with a 110-minute running time. [1]
Roland the Mighty | |
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Directed by | Pietro Francisci |
Screenplay by | Ennio De Concini [1] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mario Bava [1] |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino [1] |
Production company | Italgamma
[1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 110 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy [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]
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.
Roland the Mighty was released in Italy on 6 December 1956 with a 110-minute running time. [1]