Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty (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.

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.