Released:
1986-09-24

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.

Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Runtime:
2h 10min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  Sean Connery
  as
  William of Baskerville
• 
  Christian Slater
  as
  Adso of Melk
• 
  Helmut Qualtinger
  as
  Remigio da Varagine
• 
  Elya Baskin
  as
  Severinus
• 
  Michael Lonsdale
  as
  The Abbot