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Director
  
Pietro Francisci

Writer
  
Ennio De Concini

Running time
  
1h 39m

Language
  
Italian

5.2/10
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Genre
  
Action, Adventure, Drama

Duration
  

Cinematography
  
Mario Bava

Roland the Mighty movie poster

Release date
  
1956

Music director
  
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Cast
  
Rik Battaglia
,
Rosanna Schiaffino
,
Lorella De Luca
,
Fabrizio Mioni
,
Clelia Matania

Similar movies
  
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Orlando e i Paladini di Francia / Orlando and the Knights of France (aka Roland the Mighty) is a 1956 film 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.

This film was directed by Pietro Francisci and written by Ennio De Concini. Famed Italian horror director Mario Bava was the cinematographer on this film.

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

    • References

    Roland the Mighty Wikipedia
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    Roland the Mighty IMDb Roland the Mighty themoviedb.org