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 |
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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.
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.[2] The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan at Holy Redeemer parish, a century old Roman Catholic church on Detroit's Southwest side.
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
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rosarymurders.htm
- ^ http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/film/coffeeandcigarettes/ - Interview by nerve.com - 2004
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
- Neo-noir
- 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
- Screenplays by Elmore Leonard
- Films directed by Fred Walton (director)
- Crime thriller film stubs