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24/09/1986 Drama, Thriller, Mystery 2h 10m
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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.

  1. Jean-Jacques Annaud

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sean Connery

    William of Baskerville

  2. Christian Slater

    Adso of Melk

  3. Helmut Qualtinger

    Remigio da Varagine

  4. Elya Baskin

    Severinus

  5. Michael Lonsdale

    The Abbot

  6. Volker Prechtel

    Malachia

  7. Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Jorge de Burgos

  8. William Hickey

    Ubertino da Casale

  9. Michael Habeck

    Berengar

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-04-26
Bookish or Boorish?

The Name of the Rose is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and based on the novel of the same name written by Umberto Eco. It stars Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin & Michael Lonsdale. Music is scored by James Horner and cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli.

Sean does Sherlock the Monk.

It's one of those film's that I just can't get into, three times I have tried but it's now consigned to the recycle bin, never to be unearthed again. I see there is great artistry there, it's very literate and the mystery element is stro...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$77,200,000.00

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