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The Name of the Rose

R
Movie
1986
2h 10m
English
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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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The Name of the Rose (1986) on IMDb
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65

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Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
F Murray Abraham
Bernardo Gui
Christian Slater
Adso of Melk
Helmut Qualtinger
Remigio da Varagine
Elya Baskin
Severinus
Feodor Chaliapin Jr
Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey
Ubertino da Casale
Urs Althaus
Venantius
Ron Perlman
Salvatore
Leopoldo Trieste
Michele da Cesena
Giordano Falzoni
Papal Envoy
Franco Valobra
Jerome of Kaffa
Vernon Dobtcheff
Hugh of Newcastle
Donald OBrien
Pietro d'Assisi
Andrew Birkin
Cuthbert of Winchester
Lucien Bodard
Cardinal Bertrand
Peter Berling
Jean d'Anneaux
Pete Lancaster
Bishop of Alborea
Directed By: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written By: Andrew Birkin (Screenplay), Gérard Brach (Screenplay), + 4 more

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Draackje says...
14 years ago
An exciting detective story that had me guessing until the end, set in a very eery environment and time that got me sitting on the edge of my seat, a great take on universal morals like truth and love, and of course the idea that 'this might have happened for real' to top it all off. However: you need to be in the right mood to watch this, since it's a bit more than just mindless entertainment. First time I've seen it and in my mind already a timeless classic!
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Juliosoft says...
4 years ago
I see it again to compare it with 2 chapters that I endured from the series and no point of comparison. I still like it a lot, the setting, the actors, the direction, the music
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WalkingKev says...
11 months ago
Started out interesting and it's a cool setting, a detective of sorts in the middle ages. Couldn't stay hooked though. I want to read the book one day so maybe I'll appreciate it more but for now I got a bit bored.
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siggi963 says...
2 weeks ago
An excellent story by Umberto Ecco that has been made into a brilliant movie with a great cast and an outstanding performances by namely Sean Connery and Christian Slater. The movie also takes you into a credible world of a monastery in the 14th century with all its beliefs, true and false. Just a masterpiece that is worth watching.
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Warden1
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  2 years ago
This could have been really good. An interesting beginning mystery and investigation, a little nice atmosphere inside the monastery and seeing what's going on, with the the mystery deepening a little over time. The protagonist is intelligent and thoughtful, and he's helping to guide an apprentice. T More
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alexlimberg
7/10  9 months ago
I like. Of course this is only a tiny fraction from Eco's original work. But that's excused. Can't put all that in a single movie.

I must admit that I always liked history. Thus, it's almost impossible that I'd dislike such a movie. I profoundly enjoy that this isn't a Hollywood production. It's More
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Wuchak
10 months ago
**_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 mysterious ways, More
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CinemaSerf
10 months ago
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 at a remote abb More
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