The Name of the Rose Movie Review 1986

An exhaustive, off-center adaptation of the bestselling Umberto Eco novel about violent murders in a 14th-century Italian abbey. An English monk struggles against religious fervor in his quest to uncover the truth.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 128 minutes.
Originally from Italian, German, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Nuns & Priests, Medieval Romps, Libraries and Librarians, Historical Detectives, Monks

Screenplay

Andrew Birkin, Gerard Brach, Howard Franklin

Cast

Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, William Hickey, Feodor Chaliapin, Elya Baskin, Michael (Michel) Lonsdale

Cinematography

Tonino Delli Colli

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Music

James Horner

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

British Acad. 1987: Actor (Connery); Cesar 1987: Foreign Film.