The Name of the Rose (1986)
18
23/01/1987 (GB)
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
2h 10m
- 75% (3113 votes)
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Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?
Overview
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
- Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector
- Andrew BirkinScreenplay
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$77,200,000
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- library
- christianity
- inquisition
- monk
- poison
- secret passage
- religion
- labyrinth
- rich
- middle ages (476-1453)
- persecution
- medieval
- franciscan
- burned at the stake
- poor
- murder mystery
- grotesque
- theological debate
- 14th century
- master disciple relationship
- umberto eco
Top Billed Cast
Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
F. Murray Abraham
Bernardo Gui
Christian Slater
Adso of Melk
Helmut Qualtinger
Remigio da Varagine
Ilya Baskin
Severinus
Michael Lonsdale
The Abbot
Volker Prechtel
Malachia
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey
Ubertino da Casale
Ron Perlman
Salvatore
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