The Name of the Rose (1986)

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

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.

Released: 1986-09-24
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Runtime: 2h 10m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 3,405 votes

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Top cast

Sean Connery as William of Baskerville
Christian Slater as Adso of Melk
Helmut Qualtinger as Remigio da Varagine
Elya Baskin as Severinus
Michael Lonsdale as The Abbot
Volker Prechtel as Malachia
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey as Ubertino da Casale
Michael Habeck as Berengar
Urs Althaus as Venantius

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Where to watch The Name of the Rose

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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