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The Name of the Rose

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

7.5(3,425)19862h 10m18

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$18M
Box office
$77.2M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • library
  • christianity
  • inquisition
  • monk
  • poison
  • secret passage
  • religion
  • labyrinth
  • rich
  • middle ages (476-1453)
  • persecution

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Behind the camera

Produced in

France, Germany, Italy

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR24 Sept 1986
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1823 Jan 1987
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+19 Mar 1987
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A24 Sept 1986
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1611 Dec 1986
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical17 Oct 1986
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)Gent18 Dec 1986
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1625 Dec 1986
  • BulgariaBG

    • PhysicalDVD3 Sept 2004
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereShanghai International Film Festival20 Jun 2012
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical15+22 Sept 2004
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1527 Mar 1987

Frequently asked questions

The Name of the Rose was released on 24 September 1986.

Audience reviews

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    Gimly

    1/20/2019

    6/10

    At first I was like "Hah, this is some kind of Sherlock Holmes but a priest thing!", and then I was like "Oh, this **is** some kind of Sherlock Holmes but a priest thing!" _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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    John Chard

    4/26/2020

    5/10

    Bookish or Boorish? The Name of the Rose is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and based on the novel of the same name written by Umberto Eco. It stars Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin & Michael Lonsdale. Music is scored by James Horner and cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli. Sean does Sherlock the Monk. It's one of those film's that I just can't get into, thre…

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    Wuchak

    8/13/2023

    6/10

    **_Murder mystery at a gloomy abbey during the Dark Ages with Sean Connery_** In 1327, a Franciscan monk and his pupil (Connery and Christian Slater) arrive at a monastery in northern Italy to attend an important theological Roman Church conference. When monks are found dead in mysterious ways, William (Connery) winds up being the Medieval version of Sherlock Holmes. While he seems to figure the mystery out due t…

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    CinemaSerf

    10/19/2023

    7/10

    Recently I saw a restored version of "The Black Pirate" - made in 1926 and that was in far better condition that the print I saw of this 1986 iteration of the cracking Umberto Eco novel. Set amidst the fear that beset the Christian world during the Holy Inquisition, we find ourselves at a remote abbey run by Michael Lonsdale. There is to be a gathering to facilitate a theological debate between the Franciscans and th…

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    misubisu

    11/2/2025

    10/10

    ## **The Name of the Rose (1986) Review: A Perfect, Pitch-Black Gothic Masterpiece** Jean-Jacques Annaud's *The Name of the Rose* is not merely a film; it is an atmosphere, a puzzle box, a philosophical war waged in the shadowy corridors of a decaying abbey. It is a perfect alchemy of intellectual thriller and gothic horror, and decades after its release, it remains an untouchable classic—a film that earns every m…

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