Charlemagne, le prince à cheval

1994
1 Season
8.5
Action & AdventureDrama

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.

Episodes

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E1Feb 28, 19941h 40m

Episode 1

Prince Charles, known as Charlemagne or Charles the Great, was an aggressive ninth-century French ruler determined to increase his territory.

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E2Mar 7, 19941h 40m

Episode 2

After conquering Europe, Charlemagne orders a common-language translation of the Bible and converts Saxon leader Widukind to Christianity.

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E3Mar 14, 19941h 40m

Episode 3

For defending Rome against the Byzantines, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

Top Cast

Anny Duperey

Anny Duperey

Bertha

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Pierre Anais

Turpin

Xavier Deluc

Xavier Deluc

Roland

Vanni Corbellini

Vanni Corbellini

Ganelon

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Alcuin

Remo Girone

Remo Girone

Desiderius

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni

Papst Hadrien

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Capolicchio

Papst Leo

Simona Cavallari

Simona Cavallari

Ermengard

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Vitale