The Name of the Rose (1986)2h10
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Director Jean-Jacques Annaud (7.0 avg)
Also directed Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet, Two Brothers, and 11 more
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.
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Cast
Sean Connery
Christian Slater
F. Murray Abraham
Elya Baskin
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
William Hickey
Michael Lonsdale