The Rosary Murders
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Directed by | Fred Walton |
Produced by | Robert G. Laurel |
Written by | William X. Kienzle Elmore Leonard Fred Walton |
Starring | Roger Angelini Donald Sutherland Charles Durning Tom Mardirosian Mark Margolis Anita Barone |
Music by | Bobby Laurel Don Sebesky |
Cinematography | David Golia |
Editing by | Sam Vitale |
Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release date(s) | August 28, 1987 |
Running time | 105 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The Rosary Murders is a 1987 neo-noir film starring Donald Sutherland as Father Koesler, based upon the novel by William X. Kienzle. The story involves a series of murders in which the victims are all either priests or nuns, each of whom is found with a black rosary. Fr. Koesler goes in search of the murderer but is caught in a quandary when the murderer confesses the crimes to him. Fr. Koesler is unable to break the seal of confession by going to the police.
[edit] Trivia
Rock musician and member of the White Stripes Jack White, all of 12 years old, has an uncredited role in the film as an altar server.