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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?

19867.52h 10m

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.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach, Howard Franklin
Produced by Bernd Eichinger, Franco Cristaldi, Alexandre Mnouchkine
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $77.2M

Top Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

William of Baskerville

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Adso of Melk

Helmut Qualtinger

Helmut Qualtinger

Remigio da Varagine

Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Severinus

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

The Abbot

Volker Prechtel

Volker Prechtel

Malachia

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Jorge de Burgos

William Hickey

William Hickey

Ubertino da Casale

M

Michael Habeck

Berengar

Urs Althaus

Urs Althaus

Venantius

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booklibrarychristianityinquisitionmonkpoisonsecret passagereligionlabyrinthrichmiddle ages (476-1453)persecutionmedievalfranciscanburned at the stakepoormurder mysterygrotesquetheological debate14th centurymaster disciple relationshipmedieval italyumberto ecoveneno

About The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 1986 exploring themes of based on novel or book, library, christianity, inquisition, monk, poison. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, it stars Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger. 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.

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