The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Walton
Produced by	Robert G. Laurel
Written by	William X. Kienzle Elmore Leonard Fred Walton
Starring	Roger Angelini Donald Sutherland Charles Durning Tom Mardirosian Mark Margolis Anita Barone Jack White
Music by	Bobby Laurel Don Sebesky
Cinematography	David Golia
Editing by	Sam Vitale
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	August 28, 1987
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Rosary Murders is a 1987 neo-noir mystery film starring Donald Sutherland as Father Koesler, based upon the novel by William X. Kienzle.

The story involves a series of murders in which the victims are all either Roman Catholic priests or nuns, each of whom is found with a black rosary. Father Koesler goes in search of the murderer but is caught in a quandary when the murderer confesses the crimes to him. He is unable to break the seal of confession by going to the police.

Jack White has an uncredited role in the film as an altar server. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan at Holy Redeemer parish, a century old Roman Catholic church on Detroit's Southwest side.

Main cast

• Donald Sutherland - Father Bob Koesler
• Charles Durning - Father Ted Nabors
• Josef Sommer - Lt. Walt Kosnicki
• Belinda Bauer - Pat Lennon
• James Murtaugh - Javison
• Addison Powell - Father Killeen
• Anita Barone - Irene Jimenez
• Tom Mardirosian - Detective Fallon
• Jihmi Kennedy
• Mark Margolis
• Rex Everhart

External links

• The Rosary Murders at the Internet Movie Database
• The Rosary Murders at the TCM Movie Database
• The Rosary Murders at AllRovi
• The Rosary Murders at Rotten Tomatoes