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The Name of the Rose

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7.5/10 • 3.1K

1986-09-242h 10m

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Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?

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.

Directors
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Editors
Jane Seitz

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  1. Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    William of Baskerville

  2. F. Murray Abraham

    F. Murray Abraham

    Bernardo Gui

  3. Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    Adso of Melk

  4. Helmut Qualtinger

    Helmut Qualtinger

    Remigio da Varagine

  5. Ilya Baskin

    Ilya Baskin

    Severinus

  6. Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    The Abbot

  7. Volker Prechtel

    Volker Prechtel

    Malachia

  8. Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Jorge de Burgos

  9. William Hickey

    William Hickey

    Ubertino da Casale

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Gimly

Jan 20, 2019

6/10

At first I was like "Hah, this is some kind of Sherlock Holmes but a priest thing!", and then I was like "Oh, this is some kind of Sherlock Holmes but a priest thing!" Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$77,200,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or booklibrarychristianityinquisitionmonkpoisonsecret passagereligionlabyrinthrichmiddle ages (476-1453)persecutionmedievalfranciscanburned at the stakepoormurder mysterygrotesquetheological debate14th centurymaster disciple relationshipumberto eco