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Synopsis
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

Cast

F. Murray Abraham Bernardo Gui
Elya Baskin Severinus
Sean Connery William of Baskerville
Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey Ubertino de Casale
Michel Lonsdale The Abbot
Ron Perlman Salvatore
Volker Prechtel Malachia
Helmut Qualtinger Remigio de Varagine
Christian Slater Adso of Melk
Valentina Vargas The Girl

Production Crew

Giorgio Giovannini Art Director
Rainer Schaper Art Director
Umberto Eco Book Author
Celestia Fox Casting
David Rubin Casting
Dominique Besnehard Casting
Gianni Arduini Casting
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Sabine Schroth Casting
Tonino Delli Colli Cinematographer
Alexandre Mnouchkine Co-producer
Franco Cristaldi Co-producer
James Horner Composer (Music Score)
Gabriella Pescucci Costume Designer
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
Jane Seitz Editor
Hasso Von Hugo Makeup
Bernd Eichinger Producer
Jake Eberts Producer
Thomas Schühly Producer
Dante Ferretti Production Designer
Alain Godard Screenwriter
Andrew Birkin Screenwriter
Gérard Brach Screenwriter
Howard Franklin Screenwriter
Francesca Lo Schiavo Set Designer
Adriano Pischiutta Special Effects
Sergio Mioni Stunts
Year: 1986
Runtime: 128
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Mystery

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Cristaldi Pictures
Films Ariane
Neue Constantin Filmproduktion
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Release
October 17, 1986 (Italy)
by 20th Century Fox

Awards
1986 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema
1986 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema