The name of the rose / a Bernd Eichinger/Bernd Schaefers production ; a Neue Constantin, Cristaldifilm, Films Ariane co-production in association with ZDF ; a Jean-Jacques Annaud film ; a palimpsest of Umberto Eco's novel ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach, Howard Franklin, Alain Godard ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

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One monk has fallen from a tower, another is found head-first in a vat of pigs' blood. Visiting Brother Sean Connery, investigating the deaths, discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith. He must find the connection between the h...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Name of the rose (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Horner, James (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Neue Constantin Filmproduktion
Cristaldifilm (Firm)
Films Ariane
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Other Authors: Eichinger, Bernd (Film producer)
Schaefers, Bernd (Film producer)
Annaud, Jean-Jacques (Film director)
Birkin, Andrew (Screenwriter)
Brach, Gérard (Screenwriter)
Franklin, Howard (Screenwriter)
Godard, Alain (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter)
Connery, Sean (Actor)
Abraham, F. Murray (Actor)
Lonsdale, Michaël, 1931-2020 (Actor)
Vargas, Valentina, 1964- (Actor)
Slater, Christian (Actor)
Baskin, Elya (Actor)
Perlman, Ron, 1950- (Actor)
Chaliapin, Feodor, 1905-1992 (Actor)
Hickey, William, 1927-1997 (Actor)
Prechtel, Volker (Actor)
Qualtinger, Helmut (Actor)
Eco, Umberto
Delli Colli, Tonino (Cinematographer)
Seitz, Jane (Film editor)
Ferretti, Dante, 1943- (Production designer)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue ; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; Closed-captioned in English.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:Widescreen format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Eco, Umberto > Film adaptations.
Monastic and religious life > Italy > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Drama.
Monastic libraries > Italy > Drama.
Italy > Church history > 476-1400 > Drama.
Inquisition > Italy > Drama.
Heresy > Drama.
Homicide investigation > Italy > 14th century > Drama.
Eco, Umberto.
Heresy.
Homicide investigation.
Inquisition.
Monastic and religious life > Middle Ages.
Monastic libraries.
Italy.
476 - 1500
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Church history.
Drama.
History.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Church history.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
One monk has fallen from a tower, another is found head-first in a vat of pigs' blood. Visiting Brother Sean Connery, investigating the deaths, discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith. He must find the connection between the hidden literature and the killings before innocent people are burned at the stake.
Note:Based on the novel Il nome della rosa by Umberto Eco.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.D4 N364 2004 VideoDVD
AQ1 D0038695 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R ; Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.
ISBN:0790764997
9780790764993
Credits:Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Jane Seitz ; music, James Horner ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dual-layer format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Elya Baskin, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., William Hickey, Michael Lonsdale, Ron Perlman, Volker Prechtel, Helmut Qualtinger, Valentina Vargas, Christian Slater.