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Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Overview
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval is a 1993 television miniseries about the life of Charlemagne. It consists of five episodes and covers the period from the death of his father, Pepin the Short in AD 768 until Charlemagne's corronation as the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, AD 800. However, there is a minor chronological anachronism: in an earlier episode, we see Widukind, the king of the Saxons surrender and convert to Christianity, which didn't happen until AD 803. This program was directed by Clive Donner and based primarily on the contemporary biography of Charlemagne written by Einhard, who knew Charlemagne personally.
Key Crew
Director: Clive Donner
Writer: Vittorio Bonicelli, Marcel Jullian, Jack Russell
Top Cast
Anny Duperey
Bertha
Pierre Anais
Turpin
Xavier Deluc
Roland
Vanni Corbellini
Ganelon
Frank Finlay
Alcuin
Remo Girone
Desiderius
Sergio Fantoni
Papst Hadrien
Lino Capolicchio
Papst Leo
Seasons
Season 1 (1994)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1994-02-28Prince Charles, known as Charlemagne or Charles the Great, was an aggressive ninth-century French ruler determined to increase his territory.
Runtime: 100 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
1994-03-07After conquering Europe, Charlemagne orders a common-language translation of the Bible and converts Saxon leader Widukind to Christianity.
Runtime: 100 minEpisode 3: Episode 3
1994-03-14For defending Rome against the Byzantines, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Runtime: 100 min
