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The Name of the Rose

1986·130 min

The Name of the Rose

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

DramaThrillerMystery

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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William of Baskerville

F. Murray Abraham

Bernardo Gui

Christian Slater

Adso of Melk

Helmut Qualtinger

Remigio da Varagine

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Bernd Eichinger

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Screenplay

Howard Franklin

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Original Music Composer

Tonino Delli Colli

Director of Photography

Franco Cristaldi

Producer

Alexandre Mnouchkine

Producer

Bernd Schaefers

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The Name of the Rose (1986) is about 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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Jean-Jacques Annaud directed The Name of the Rose (1986).

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