Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty
Directed byPietro Francisci
Screenplay byEnnio De Concini[1]
Starring
CinematographyMario Bava[1]
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino [1]
Production
company
Italgamma[1]
Release date
  • 6 December 1956 (1956-12-06) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 141.