The Name of the Rose
1986 · Movie · 2h 10m · R
DramaThrillerMystery
"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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.5/10
Key crew
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
- Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector
- Andrew BirkinScreenplay
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Alain GodardScreenplay
- Howard FranklinScreenplay
Cast
- Sean ConneryWilliam of Baskerville
- Christian SlaterAdso of Melk
- Helmut QualtingerRemigio da Varagine
- Elya BaskinSeverinus
- Michael LonsdaleThe Abbot
- Volker PrechtelMalachia
- Feodor Chaliapin Jr.Jorge de Burgos
- William HickeyUbertino da Casale
- Michael HabeckBerengar
- Urs AlthausVenantius
- Valentina VargasThe Girl
- Ron PerlmanSalvatore
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booklibrarychristianityinquisitionmonkpoisonsecret passagereligionlabyrinthrichmiddle ages (476-1453)persecution