The Rosary Murders [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Roger Angelini, Anita Barone, B. Constance Barry, Belinda Bauer, Doris Biscoe, Sandy Broad, Keith Brooks (II), Bethany Carpenter, Joseph Conrad (III), Richard Cottrell (IV), John Danelle, Leila Danette, Charles Durning, Bruce Economou, Rex Everhart, Lilian Ferguson, Stefan Gierasch, Harold Hansen, Cordis Heard, Robert Heller, Jihmi Kennedy, Don Lessnau, Mar�a L�pez, Tom Mardirosian, Mark Margolis, Robert C. Maxwell, Sheldon Miller, Anna Minot, James Murtaugh, Joel Nash, Ed Oldani, Lupe Ontiveros, Burt Pearson, Sam Pollack, Addison Powell, David Regal, Jordan Rodriguez, Ed Ruffalo, Edward Seamon, Janet M. Smith, Josef Sommer, Donald Sutherland, Kathleen Tolan, Peter Van Norden, Josephine Vassalo, Jo Mullin White, Dennis Wrosch, Georgine Hall, Michael Mili, Jack White (XV), Fred Walton (II), Roger Angelini, Anita Barone: Film & TV

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Actors: Roger Angelini, Anita Barone, B. Constance Barry, Belinda Bauer, Doris Biscoe
Directors: Fred Walton (II)
Format: PAL
Language: English, German, Spanish, Italian
Subtitles: English, Spanish, German
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Sony
DVD Release Date: 22 Mar 2006
Run Time: 101 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000G8O08E
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 147,589 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Australia released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Surround ), German ( Mono ), Italian ( Mono ), Spanish ( Mono ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Greek ( Subtitles ), Italian ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: Life in the Catholic Church of the Holy Redentor in Detroit is upset by a series of killings whose victims are all priests and nuns. All victims are found with a black rosary in their hands. Father Koesler begins collaborating with the police but soon finds himself in a spot when the killer decides to choose him as confessor. ...The Rosary Murders

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great story line and beautifully acted. 25 July 2011

By abbo

Format:DVD

A graet story line although a very difficult human dillema for a
confessional. Beautifully acted. Especially the priest and father of the girl.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great oldfashioned thriller 22 Dec 2009

By Eija-r Heikanen

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This is great, really keeps one sitting on the edge of ones chair.
No actual cruelty is shown, but you are getting goose bumps just hearing that certain music . . . I have never actually liked Mr. Sutherland, but this has changed my mind a bit.
And Charles Durning, what a performance. This is a movie, which is good to own, even one is aware of the plot, you can see this over and over again

Eija from Christmastown Turku, Finland

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Amazon.com: 2.7 out of 5 stars 7 reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Odd but decent little thriller 14 April 2002

By Matthew Horner - Published on Amazon.com

"The Rosary Murders" is a fairly satisfying thriller. By today's standards, it is almost sedate. It rolls out its tale of a killer targeting priest and nuns in a leisurely fashion. Considering the high number of victims, the gore factor is kept to a minimum. The `Creepiness Factor', however, is high - lots of dark hallways and uninviting settings.

Donald Sutherland plays a Detroit priest who has the bad luck of hearing the killer's confession. The subplot about the priest's wrestling over the issue of the sanctity of confession is actually more interesting than the main story about the killer and his motive. I am not a Catholic, but I have always been fascinated by the idea that a priest might sometimes be forced to carry around some really dreadful secrets.

Sutherland does a fine job, although his performance seems to be a bit of a rehash of the characters he played in "Klute" [one of my very favorite thrillers] and the 1978 remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" [a fine sci-fi film]. The great Charles Durning doesn't have much to do in his role as a fellow priest. This is Sutherland's movie all the way.

The script was co-written by the great crime / mystery novelist, Elmore Leonard. Anyone expecting the snappy, cynical dialog and eccentric characters found in his books will be disappointed. I looked up Leonard's script credits and, surprisingly, found that he has never written a cinematic equivalent to his works of fiction.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate but no more 6 Jan 2005

By F. J. Harvey - Published on Amazon.com

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Donald Sutherland -giving a somwhat somnambulistic and unengaged performance -plays Father Koestler who realises a psychopath is on the loose in Detroit ,leaving as his calling card a rosary clutched in the hands of the victims .As the body count mounts inexorably he tries and fails to get his superiors to take action

The killer then confesses to Koestler and from what he is told Koestler can figure out the how and why and who of the case but ,being under the seal of the confessional ,cannot act upon his knowledge without doing violence to his priestly views

The movie then evolves into an exploration of his dilemma and how it is resolved .

The pace is slow and the dilemma is not a new one in the movies (see I Confess, the Hitchcock movie for a better movie on the same theme )and the look of the movie is quite bleak .Add to these a somewhat rambling and diffuse script and a lack of brio in both acting and direction and the result is a movie that is pretty heavy going for much of the time

This just about sustains interest but is only really likely to grab die hard mystery fans ; if you want priestly mysteries try either the Hitchcock mentioned previously or else The Name of the Rose ;-both are more rewarding

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery Movie on Incest 28 Nov 2011

By DEAN - Published on Amazon.com

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A great movie and a great author: William X Kienzle - a mystery whodunit that will have you on the edge of your seat. Well rounded cast of actors and this movie is intense. Makes one think after watching the movie for quite some time of what we do which could lead to detrimental conclusions.

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