
The Name of the Rose
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.
Release Date: 1986-09-24
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
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Casts

Sean Connery
as William of Baskerville

F. Murray Abraham
as Bernardo Gui

Christian Slater
as Adso of Melk

Helmut Qualtinger
as Remigio da Varagine

Elya Baskin
as Severinus

Michael Lonsdale
as The Abbot

Volker Prechtel
as Malachia

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
as Jorge de Burgos

William Hickey
as Ubertino da Casale

Urs Althaus
as Venantius