Hearts and Armour

Hearts and Armour () is a 1983 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is loosely based on the stories of the Paladins especially the epic poem Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

The film was generally panned by critics, but appreciated on its visual side. The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "The settings are sensational, the costumes are magnificent. The story, on the other hand, is almost non-existent". Hearts and Armour won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes. A much longer version of the film was broadcast as a mini-series on Italian television.

Cast

Zeudi Araya as Marfisa

Barbara De Rossi as Bradamante

Rick Edwards as Rolando

Ronn Moss as Ruggiero

Maurizio Nichetti as Atlante

Tanya Roberts as Isabella

Giovanni Visentin as Gano

Tony Vogel as Ferraù

Leigh McCloskey as Rinaldo

Lina Sastri as Maga

Lucien Bruchon as Aquilante

Alfredo Bini as King Cristiano

Pier Luigi Conti (Al Cliver) as Selvaggio

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1983 films

1980s English-language films

1980s fantasy adventure films

1980s Italian-language films

1983 multilingual films

English-language Italian films

Italian fantasy adventure films

Italian multilingual films

Films based on the Matter of France

Films directed by Giacomo Battiato

Films set in the 8th century

Sword and sorcery films

Warner Bros. films

1980s Italian films