Roland the Mighty (1956)

Original title

Orlando e i Paladini di Francia

Directed by

Pietro Francisci

Genre

adventure film, medieval film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Italian film tells the story of the knight Roland and his final stand at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Roland serves under Charlemagne and dies defending the rear guard of the Frankish army.

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What happens

Roland the Mighty (Italian: Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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