Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater, Valentina Vargas. Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture by NeueConstantin Film Produktion GmbH. Based on the novel Nome della rosa / by Umberto Eco. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Rated R.
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.
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