The Name of the Rose

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.

Movie details

Release date

1986

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

France, Germany, Italy

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Production

Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$77,200,000

Cast

Sean Connery

William of Baskerville

Christian Slater

Adso of Melk

F. Murray Abraham

Bernardo Gui

Elya Baskin

Severinus

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Jorge de Burgos

William Hickey