Roland the Mighty

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

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.