The Song of Roland is a French filmdirected by Frank Cassenti , released in 1978 .
Synopsis
In France , in the Middle Ages , pilgrims and actors, on their way to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle , contented The Song of Roland to the villagers during their stages.
Technical sheet
- Title: The Song of Roland
- Director: Frank Cassenti
- Scenario: Frank Cassenti , Michele-Anne Mercier, Thierry Joly inspired by the chanson de geste The Song of Roland
- Music: Antoine Duhamel
- Assistants-director: Jacques Arhex, Claude Othnin-Girard , Richard Malbequi
- Director of Photography: Jean-Jacques Flori
- Sound Engineers: Georges Prat, Paul Bertault
- Sets: Renaud Sanson
- Battle scene setting: Yvan Chiffre
- Costumes: Galiane
- Costume Chef: Ghyslain Martin
- Production of armor: Nikos Metrolopoulos
- Special effects: André Trielli
- Editor: Annie M. Mercier
- Country of origin: France
- Filming language: French
- Year of shooting: 1977
- Executive Producer: Jean-Serge Breton
- Production Manager: Jean-Marie Richard
- Production Companies: Aviva Film (France), France 3 Cinema , Z Productions (France), Images du Monde
- Distribution Company: Gaumont Distribution
- Format: color by Eastmancolor – monophonic sound – 35 mm
- Genre: chanson de geste , adventure movie
- Duration: 110 min
- Release date : in France
Distribution
- Klaus Kinski : Roland / Klaus
- Alain Cuny : Turpin / the monk
- Dominique Sanda : Anna
- Pierre Clémenti : Olivier / the cleric
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Marsile / Turold / Charlemagne
- Monique Mercure : Marie
- Niels Arestrup : the shopkeeper / Oton
- László Szabó : the Duke Naimes / the Hungarian knight
- Marilú Marini : the wife of the lord
- Jean-Claude Brialy : the lord
- Serge Merlin : the peer Marsile / Ganelon / Thierry
- Mario Gonzáles : Blancandrin / Jeannot, the thief
- Yvan Labejoff : Turgis / the black slave
- Isabelle Mercanton : the merchant’s wife
- Dominique Valentin : the daughter of the lord
- Sylvie Meyer : the madwoman
Distinction
- César of the cinema 1979 : Antoine Duhamel named for the Caesar of the best music written for a film