The Name of the Rose
“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.
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Cast
59 people
Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
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Christian Slater
Adso of Melk
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Mr. Robot
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F. Murray Abraham
Bernardo Gui
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Elya Baskin
Severinus
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October Sky
Air Force One
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Jorge de Burgos
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The Church
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William Hickey
Ubertino da Casale
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Puppetmaster
Michael Lonsdale
The Abbot
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Moonraker
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Ron Perlman
Salvatore
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Hellboy
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Volker Prechtel
Malachia
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Heart of Glass
Woyzeck
Helmut Qualtinger
Remigio da Varagine
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Der Herr Karl
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Valentina Vargas
The Girl
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Hellraiser: Bloodline
The Big Blue
Michael Habeck
Berengar
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The Bourne Identity
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Jean-Jacques Annaud Director · Andrew Birkin Screenplay Gérard Brach Screenplay
Worldwide gross $77M · Budget $18M · United States release September 24, 1986
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$77,200,000
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Cristaldifilm
Production
Les Films Ariane
Production
ZDF
Production
RAI
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Neue Constantin Film
Production
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana
Production
France · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Canada · September 24, 1986
Theatrical
United States · September 24, 1986
Theatrical
Germany · October 16, 1986
Theatrical · West Germany
Argentina
December 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Australia
March 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Austria
October 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 18, 1986 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD
China
June 20, 2012 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
September 22, 2004 · Physical
Denmark
March 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
France
December 17, 1986 · Theatrical
February 21, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored 4K version
June 4, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
June 13, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
August 6, 2004 · Physical · DVD (Warner, Special Edition)
June 29, 2015 · Theatrical · Munich International Film Festival
December 5, 2023 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
August 27, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
May 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 29, 1987 · Theatrical
Israel
April 21, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Italy
October 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
December 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 29, 1987 · Theatrical
September 18, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
September 17, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 14, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Peru
September 14, 1988 · Theatrical
Poland
December 31, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 23, 1987 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 20, 1987 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
June 3, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 23, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 23, 1987 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 18, 1987 · Theatrical
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