The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders | |
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Directed by | Fred Walton |
Written by | William X. Kienzle Elmore Leonard Fred Walton |
Produced by | Robert G. Laurel |
Starring | Donald Sutherland Charles Durning Belinda Bauer Tom Mardirosian Mark Margolis Anita Barone Jack White |
Cinematography | David Golia |
Edited by | Sam Vitale |
Music by | Bobby Laurel Don Sebesky |
Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,730,337[1] |
The Rosary Murders is a 1987 American neo-noir mystery film starring Donald Sutherland as Father Koesler, based upon the novel by William X. Kienzle. Kienzle received screenplay credit, as did Elmore Leonard.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Donald Sutherland as Father Robert Koesler
- Charles Durning as Father Ted Nabors
- Josef Sommer as Lt. Walt Kosnicki
- Belinda Bauer as Pat Lennon
- James Murtaugh as Javison
- Addison Powell as Father Killeen
- Anita Barone as Irene Jimenez
- Tom Mardirosian as Detective Fallon
- Jihmi Kennedy
- Mark Margolis
- Rex Everhart
- Lupe Ontiveros as Sophie
Production
The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan at Holy Redeemer parish, a century old Roman Catholic church on Detroit's Southwest side.
References
- ^ "The Rosary Murders". Box Office Mojo.
External links
- The Rosary Murders at IMDb
- The Rosary Murders at the TCM Movie Database
- The Rosary Murders at AllMovie
- The Rosary Murders at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories:
- 1987 films
- 1979 American novels
- 1980s crime thriller films
- American crime drama films
- American films
- American crime thriller films
- American independent films
- American mystery films
- Films based on American novels
- American neo-noir films
- English-language films
- Films about Catholic priests
- Films based on mystery novels
- Films set in Detroit
- Films set in Michigan
- Films shot in Michigan
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company films
- Films with screenplays by Elmore Leonard
- Films directed by Fred Walton (director)
- Crime thriller film stubs