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.| Status: | Released (1986-09-24) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 BAFTA 17 wins & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $7,153,487 |
| Screen: | Umberto Eco, Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach |
| Productions: | Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch, Italiano, Latin |
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- 738: Sean Connery - William of Baskerville
- 1164: F. Murray Abraham - Bernardo Gui
- 2224: Christian Slater - Adso of Melk
- 2367: Helmut Qualtinger - Remigio da Varagine
- 2368: Elya Baskin - Severinus
- 2369: Michael Lonsdale - The Abbot
- 2370: Volker Prechtel - Malachia
Crews
- 2352: Jean-Jacques Annaud - Director - Directing
- 673: Bernd Eichinger - Producer - Production
- 2355: Andrew Birkin - Screenplay - Writing
- 2356: Gérard Brach - Screenplay - Writing
- 2357: Howard Franklin - Screenplay - Writing
- 2358: Alain Godard - Screenplay - Writing
- 2359: Jake Eberts - Executive Producer - Production
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Gimly
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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._
Continue reading ->John Chard
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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 Horne ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_Murder mystery at a gloomy abbey during the Dark Ages with Sean Connery_** In 1327, a Franciscan monk and his pupil (Connery and Christian Slater) arrive at a monastery in northern Italy to attend an important theological Roman Church conference. When monks are found dead in m ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Recently I saw a restored version of "The Black Pirate" - made in 1926 and that was in far better condition that the print I saw of this 1986 iteration of the cracking Umberto Eco novel. Set amidst the fear that beset the Christian world during the Holy Inquisition, we find ourselves ....
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