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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?

Release:1986
Runtime:2h 10m
Country:France
Director:Jean-Jacques Annaud
Language:English

Genre

DramaMysteryThriller
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookLibraryChristianityInquisitionMonkPoisonSecret PassageReligion
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The Name of the Rose rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 126K votes
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic54%
TMDb7.497/10· 3K votes

With 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About 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.

Cast of The Name of the Rose

  • Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    as William of Baskerville

  • Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    as Adso of Melk

  • Helmut Qualtinger

    Helmut Qualtinger

    as Remigio da Varagine

  • Elya Baskin

    Elya Baskin

    as Severinus

  • Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    as The Abbot

  • Volker Prechtel

    Volker Prechtel

    as Malachia

  • Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    as Jorge de Burgos

  • William Hickey

    William Hickey

    as Ubertino da Casale

  • M

    Michael Habeck

    as Berengar

  • Urs Althaus

    Urs Althaus

    as Venantius

  • Valentina Vargas

    Valentina Vargas

    as The Girl

  • Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman

    as Salvatore

The Name of the Rose facts

Budget
$18M
Box office
$77.2M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Historical mystery unfolds with intellectual sophistication and complexity
  • •Period setting enriches dramatic tension with authentic 14th century atmosphere
  • •Intricate plot structure rewards attentive viewers with layered revelations

What the audience disliked

  • •Dense narrative occasionally overwhelms with excessive exposition and detail
  • •Pacing slows considerably during philosophical discussions and monologues

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