The Name of the Rose (1986)

09/24/1986 (FR) • 2h 10m

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

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.

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

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Jorge de Burgos

William Hickey

Ubertino da Casale


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$18,000,000.00

Revenue

$77,200,000.00

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

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