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.
Released: Sep 24, 1986
Runtime: 130 minutes
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Stars: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale
Crew: Gérard Brach (Screenplay), Tonino Delli Colli (Director of Photography), Thomas Schühly (Executive Producer), Alexandre Mnouchkine (Producer), Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director), Andrew Birkin (Screenplay)