Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
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Jan 1, 2001 · 365,504 ratings13,007 reviews. The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.
The Name of the Rose, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in Italian in 1980. Although the work stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of the meaning of “ truth ” from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.
The Name of the Rose. An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey. 2,971 IMDb 7.7 2 h 6 min 1986. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Historical · International. Freevee (with ads) More purchase.
In the 14th century, William of Baskerville (Sean Connery), a renowned Franciscan monk, and his apprentice, Adso of Melk (Christian Slater), travel to an abbey where a suspicious death has ...
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An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey. 14. 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.
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 ...
