Roland the Mighty
Directed by	Pietro Francisci
Screenplay by	Ennio De Concini[1]
Starring	Rik Battaglia Rosanna Schiaffino Lorella De Luca Fabrizio Mioni
Cinematography	Mario Bava[1]
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino [1]
Production company	Italgamma[1]
Release date	6 December 1956 (1956-12-06) (Italy)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[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]}

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.^[1]