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), Thomas Schühly (Executive Producer), Jake Eberts (Executive Producer), Frank Jahn (Sound Designer), Dante Ferretti (Production Design), Alain Godard (Screenplay)
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Language: Deutsch, English, Italiano, Latin
Studio: Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film
Runtime: 130 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 24, 1986
IMDb: 3.524
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
