The Name of the Rose
Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?
1986 · 2h 10m · R
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud
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.
Director and cast
- Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
- Sean Connery as William of Baskerville
- F. Murray Abraham as Bernardo Gui
- Christian Slater as Adso of Melk
- Helmut Qualtinger as Remigio de Varagine
- Ilya Baskin as Severinus
- Michael Lonsdale as The Abbot
- Volker Prechtel as Malachia
- Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Jorge de Burgos
- William Hickey as Ubertino da Casale
- Ron Perlman Cast
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