The Name of the Rose overview

The Name of the Rose

Synopsis:

Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adson von Melk (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor played by F. Murray Abraham gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Studio: Cristaldi Pictures, Films Ariane, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Neue Constantin Filmproduktion
  • Year: 1986
  • Run Time: 128 minutes
  • Country: Italy, West Germany, France
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Mystery
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1986 10 17 (Italy), 1986 10 16 (France), 1986 09 24 (USA)

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