Brotherhood of the Rose (miniseries)
Brotherhood of the Rose | |
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Written by | David Morrell |
Screenplay by | David Morrell Gy Waldron |
Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
Starring | Peter Strauss David Morse Robert Mitchum Connie Sellecca James Sikking |
Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producers | Marvin J. Chomsky Stirling Silliphant |
Cinematography | James Bartle |
Running time | 240 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 22 January 23, 1989 | –
Brotherhood of the Rose is 1989 American two-part television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, based on the novel The Brotherhood of the Rose by David Morrell. The novel was adapted by Gy Waldron.[1]
Plot
Brotherhood of the Rose tells the story of Saul and Chris, two orphans from Philadelphia. They are adopted by a man named Eliot, who treats the boys like his own children and raises them to become assassins. When a mission goes wrong for Saul, and Chris is involved in an international incident, they begin to question their lives and their missions, and start to see Eliot in a new light.
Cast
- Peter Strauss as Saul
- David Morse as Chris
- Robert Mitchum as Eliot
- Connie Sellecca as Erika
- James Sikking as Felix
- M. Emmet Walsh as Hardy
- James Hong as Col. Chan
- Rhys McConnochie as Orlik
- Robert Taylor as Pollux
- Brett Williams as Castor
Production
Filming
The majority of filming for the movie took place in New Zealand, with that country portraying numerous other world-wide locations.
Release
The film premiered on January 22, 1989 on NBC, following Super Bowl XXIII.
Reception
Its initial broadcast resulted in the two-part movie finishing as the highest-rated TV movie of the 1988-89 TV season. The first part was watched by 32 million viewers,[2] and the second by 27.4 million.[3]
References
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Preceded by The Wonder Years 1988 |
Brotherhood of the Rose Super Bowl lead-out program 1989 |
Succeeded by Grand Slam 1990 |