The Rosary Murders
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.
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| Directed by | Fred Walton |
| Produced by | Robert G. Laurel |
| Written by | William X. Kienzle Elmore Leonard Fred Walton |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Charles Durning Belinda Bauer Tom Mardirosian Mark Margolis Addison Powell Anita Barone Jack White |
| Music by | Bobby Laurel Don Sebesky |
| Cinematography | David Golia |
| Edited by | Sam Vitale |
| 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] |
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
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