Format:
Video disc
Title:
The name of the rose
Uniform Title:
Name of the rose (Motion picture : 1986)
ISBN:
9780790764993
9780790767994
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Publication:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novel Il nome della rosa by Umberto Eco.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
Special features include: Optional audio feature commentary by director Jean-Jacques Annaud ; Die Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt [= The abbey of crime: The filming of Umberto Eco's The name of the rose] (©1986 ; 43 min., Eine Produktion der PAOLO-Film, Strasser/Würker, im auftrag von ZDF und ORF; beobachtet von [= observed by] Sylvia Strasser und Wolfgang Würker ; in German with English subtitles) ; Photo video journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud (ca. 16 min.) ; theatrical trailer.
Contents:
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Jean-Jacques Annaud ; Die Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt [= The abbey of crime: The filming of Umberto Eco's The name of the rose] (©1986 ; 43 min., Eine Produktion der PAOLO-Film, Strasser/Würker, im auftrag von ZDF und ORF; beobachtet von [= observed by] Sylvia Strasser und Wolfgang Würker ; in German with English subtitles) ; Photo video journey with Jean-Jacques Annaud (ca. 16 min.) ; theatrical trailer.
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.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R ; Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.
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Abtei des Verbrechens.