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.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Stars: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale
Crew: Gérard Brach (Screenplay), Tonino Delli Colli (Director of Photography), Thomas Schühly (Executive Producer), Alexandre Mnouchkine (Producer), Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director), Andrew Birkin (Screenplay)
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Language: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Latin
Studio: Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film
Runtime: 130 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 24, 1986
IMDb: 3.5
Keywords:based on novel or book, library, christianity, inquisition, monk, poison, secret passage, religion, labyrinth, rich, middle ages (476-1453), persecution, medieval, franciscan, burned at the stake, poor, murder mystery, grotesque, theological debate, 14th century, master disciple relationship, umberto eco
