The Name of the Rose
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.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
F. Murray Abraham
Bernardo Gui
Christian Slater
Adso of Melk
Helmut Qualtinger
Remigio da Varagine
Elya Baskin
Severinus
Michael Lonsdale
The Abbot
Volker Prechtel
Malachia
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey
Ubertino da Casale
Michael Habeck
Berengar
Urs Althaus
Venantius
Valentina Vargas
The Girl
Ron Perlman
Salvatore
Leopoldo Trieste
Michele da Cesena
Lars Bodin-Jorgensen
Adelmo
Giordano Falzoni
Papal Envoy
Production
The details
Release
1986
Runtime
130 min
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