The Name of the Rose (1986)
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Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adson von Melk (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor played by F. Murray Abraham gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions. Sean Connery's performance earned him the award for Best Actor at the 1988 British Academy Awards. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Name of the Rose
Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adson von Melk (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor played by F. Murray Abraham gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions. Sean Connery's performance earned him the award for Best Actor at the 1988 British Academy Awards. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 131 mins
Complete Cast of The Name of the Rose
- Sean Connery - William of Baskerville
- Christian Slater - Adso of Melk
- Michel Lonsdale - The Abbot
- William Hickey - Ubertino de Casale
- Valentina Vargas - The Girl
- Helmut Qualtinger - Remigio de Varagine
- Donal O'Brien - Pietro d'Assisi
- Francesco Maselli - Swineherd
- Vittorio Zarfati - Papal Envoy
- Leopoldo Trieste - Michele de Censena
- Gianni Rizzo - Papal Envoy
- Gina Poli - Papal Envoy
- Franco Marino - Inquisition Guard
- Pete Lancaster - Bishop of Alborea
- Valerio Isidori
- Francesco Scali - Monk
- Peter Welz - Nero
- Emil Feist - Swineherd
- Pietro Ceccarelli - Inquisition Guard
- Eugenio Bonardi - Inquisition Guard
- Lucien Bodard - Cardinal Bertrand
- Urs Althaus - Venantius
- Carlo Bianchino - Papal Guard
- Vernon Dobtcheff - Hugh of Newcastle
- Maurizio Merli - Monk
- F. Murray Abraham - Bernardo Gui
- Elya Baskin - Severinus
- Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. - Jorge de Burgos
- Ron Perlman - Salvatore
- Volker Prechtel - Malachia
- Franco Adducci - Monk
- Armando Marra - Monk
- Andrew Birkin - Cuthbert of Winchester
- Dwight Weist - Adso as an Old Man
- Kim Rossi Stuart - Novice
- Hans Schoedel - Inquisition Guard
- Renato Nebolini - Swineherd
- Ennio Lollainni - Swineherd
- Patrick Kreuzer - Novice
- David Furtwaengler - Novice
- Ludger Pistor
- Franco Valobra - Jerome of Kaffa
- Mario Diano - Monk
- Alberto Capone - Executioner
- Lars Bodin-Jorgensen - Adelmo
- Mark Bellinghaus - Jorge's Novice
- Peter Berling - Jean d'Anneaux
- Franco Diogene - Papal Envoy
- Michael Habeck - Berengar
- Director(s):
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Writer(s):
- Howard Franklin, Gérard Brach, Andrew Birkin
- Producer(s):
- Jake Eberts, Thomas Schühly, Bernd Eichinger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Strong Sexual Content, Adult Situations, Nudity, Sexual Situations, Violence, Scary Moments)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
- 1987 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 1986 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Foreign Film
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