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This article is about the 1980 Italian novel. For the 1986 film adaptation, see The Name of the Rose (film). For the 2019 miniseries, see The Name of the Rose (miniseries). For other uses, see The Name of the Rose (disambiguation).
- Umberto Eco
- 1980
Sep 24, 1986 · A 1986 thriller film based on Umberto Eco's novel, starring Sean Connery as a medieval monk investigating a series of murders in an abbey. See cast, crew, plot, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 1986-09-24
Jan 1, 2001 · Franciscans 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 to the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, and the empirical insights of Roger Bacon to find the killer.
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The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. [3] Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey.
Jun 14, 2024 · The Name of the Rose, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in 1980. Although it 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.
- Umberto Eco
- 1980
A comprehensive literature guide to Umberto Eco's historical murder mystery novel, The Name of the Rose. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
A movie adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel about a Franciscan friar investigating a series of mysterious deaths in a Benedictine abbey in 1327. The friar uncovers a secret library, a forbidden book and a conspiracy involving the Inquisition.
