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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...

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Uniform Title:Name of the rose (Motion picture : 1986)
Other Authors: 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), Prechtel, Volker (Actor), Qualtinger, Helmut (Actor), Slater, Christian (Actor), Baskin, Elya (Actor), Perlman, Ron, 1950- (Actor), Pescucci, Gabriella (Costume designer), Horner, James (composer (expression)), Delli Colli, Tonino (director of photography.), Eco, Umberto
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional closed captions in English.
Published: [United States] : Bernd Eichinger/Bernd Schaefers, [1986]
Subjects:
Monastic and religious life > Italy > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Drama.
Monastic libraries > Italy > Drama.
Inquisition > Italy > Drama.
Heresy > Drama.
Homicide investigation > Italy > 14th century > Drama.
Italy > Church history > 476-1400 > Drama.
Monasteries > Italy > Drama.
Monks > Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Films de détective.
Thrillers (Films)
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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.
Item Description:Based on the novel, Il nome della rosa by Umberto Eco.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Wide screen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 131 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:11:00
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci ; music composed by James Horner ; editor, Jane Seitz ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli.