The Song of Roland

Year: 1978

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: French

Director: Frank Cassenti

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Roland des Roncesvalles, a famed 11th‑century French knight, is celebrated in the epic La Chanson de Roland for stopping the Arab advance. In the film, a troupe of 12th‑century pilgrims stages this legend using the poem, but their performance is shattered by a violent peasant revolt that kills many. One survivor joins the rebels and later advocates more just treatment for the oppressed.

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