Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Writer
- Alain Godard
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $18,000,000
Cast
Christian Slater
F. Murray Abraham
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Helmut Qualtinger
Ilya Baskin
Michael Habeck
Michael Lonsdale
Sean Connery
Volker Prechtel
William Hickey
Keywords
14th century
based on novel or book
burned at the stake
christianity
franciscan
grotesque
inquisition
labyrinth
library
master disciple relationship
medieval
middle ages (476-1453)
monk
murder mystery
persecution
poison
poor
religion
rich
secret passage
theological debate
umberto eco
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