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The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Drama Thriller Mystery

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

Release Date: 1986, September 24
Directors: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Countries: Germany, France, Italy
Production: Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film
Cast: Valerio Isidori, Leopoldo Trieste, Ludger Pistor, Ron Perlman, Elya Baskin, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Sean Connery, Vernon Dobtcheff, William Hickey, Peter Berling, Michael Lonsdale

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.

Keywords:

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