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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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