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. .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater |
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| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Genres | Drama |
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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, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater, William Hickey |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Curious, remote, randomly developed and edited, this can never have been an obvious candidate for box-office success: yet it did pretty well.
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Medieval whodunnit
An excellent film, full of atmosphere - you can almost feel the cold chill. Masterful direction, use of lighting, magnificent sets and scenery. The sense of ... read more »
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Atmospheric but silly
A grimy adaptation of Eco’s bestseller turns out to be little more than a not terribly good Agatha Christie murder mystery set in a 14th century Italian ... read more »
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Dark, dreary and dismal
The only person that looked half way decent and could act was Sean Connery. Where on earth did they drag all the other people up from? Wait 'till I get my... read more »
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Mediocre
I've read the book, and not understood it, and now the film goes to shed about as much light on it as a candle acting as a lighthouse.
A bunch of... read more »
Oscar-nominated German movie producer Bernd Eichinger will be honoured posthumously at this year's (11) Berlin International Film Festival. The man behind acclaimed films like Downfall and The Baader Meinhof Complex passed away after suffering a heart attack on Monday (24Jan11) at the age of 61. Many consider Eichinger to be Germany's most successful moviemaker, with other credits including The Name of the Rose, the Resident Evil films and The Fantastic Four. Berlin Festival director Dieter... Read more
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