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The name of the rose / a Bernd Eichinger/Bernd Schaefers production ; a Neue Constantin, Cristaldifilm, Films Ariane co-production in association with ZDF ; a Jean-Jacques Annaud film ; a palimpsest of Umberto Eco's novel ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin, Gerard Brach, Howard Franklin, Alain Godard ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Eichinger, Bernd, (film producer.). Schaefers, Bernd, (film producer.). Annaud, Jean-Jacques, (film director.). Birkin, Andrew, (screenwriter.). Brach, Gerard, (screenwriter.). Franklin, Howard, (screenwriter.). Godard, Alain (Screenwriter), (screenwriter.). Connery, Sean, (actor.). Abraham, F. Murray, (actor.). Lonsdale, Michael, 1931- (actor.). Vargas, Valentina, 1964- (actor.). Slater, Christian, (actor.). Baskin, Elya, (actor.). Perlman, Ron, 1950- (actor.). Strasser, Sylvia. (Added Author). Eco, Umberto. Nome della rosa. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Elya Baskin, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., William Hickey, Michael Lonsdale, Ron Perlman, Volker Prechtel, Helmut Qualtinger, Valentina Vargas, Christian Slater. (Cast).

Summary:

One monk has fallen from a tower, another is found head-first in a vat of pigs' blood. Visiting Brother Sean Connery, investigating the deaths, discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith. He must find the connection between the hidden literature and the killings before innocent people are burned at the stake.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (128 min.) : digital, sound, color
Publisher: [Beverly Hills] : 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1986.
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel Il nome della rosa by Umberto Eco. Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1986.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Jane Seitz ; music, James Horner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Elya Baskin, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., William Hickey, Michael Lonsdale, Ron Perlman, Volker Prechtel, Helmut Qualtinger, Valentina Vargas, Christian Slater.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 4, 2015).