The Name of the Rose (1986)
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Overview
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
- Sean Connery as William of Baskerville
- Christian Slater as Adso of Melk
- F. Murray Abraham as Bernardo Gui
- Elya Baskin as Severinus
- Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Jorge de Burgos
- William Hickey as Ubertino da Casale
- Michael Lonsdale as The Abbot
- Ron Perlman as Salvatore
- Volker Prechtel as Malachia
- Helmut Qualtinger as Remigio da Varagine