Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Plot summary
Brother William discovers that the murders involve an attempt by the librarian to keep secret the abbey's possession of a rare book written by Aristotle on comedy that was thought lost. But the book encourages comedy and laughter which is thought to be a threat to the authoritarian discipline demanded by the Church. In the end, the famous library is destroyed in a dramatic fire when a senior monk tries to destroy the book.
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Movie details
Release date:
September 24, 1986
Publisher:
20th Century Fox
Director:
Budget:
$17.000.000
Genre:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration:
130 minutes
Country:
Germany, Italy, France
Trailer: