The Name of the Rose

Theatrical - Wide 1986-09-26

Cast Sean Connery Christian Slater Helmut Qualtinger Elya Baskin Michael Lonsdale
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by Gérard Brach Andrew Birkin Alain Godard Howard Franklin

Box Office Gross: $77,200,000

Running Time: 130 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film

Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller

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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... See more conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

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