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.
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $77M
Who's in it
Cast
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24 billed performers
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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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The record
Awards
1 win
César Award for Best Foreign Film
1 win
- WinnerCésar Award for Best Foreign Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Name of the Rose returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $18M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $77M
- Release date
- Sep 24, 1986
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- Germany, France
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