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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 24, 1986

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Name of the Rose

Production Companies

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

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$77,200,000

Description

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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Gimly profile picture

At first I was like "Hah, this is some kind of Sherlock Holmes but a priest thing!", an...

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Bookish or Boorish?

The Name of the Rose is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and based on t...

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Wuchak profile picture

Murder mystery at a gloomy abbey during the Dark Ages with Sean Connery...

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CinemaSerf profile picture

Recently I saw a restored version of "The Black Pirate" - made in 1926 and that was in ...

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