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* [[Peter Strauss]] as Saul |
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* [[David Morse]] as Chris |
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* [[Robert Mitchum]] as Eliot |
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* [[Connie Sellecca]] as Erika |
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* [[M. Emmet Walsh]] as Hardy |
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* [[James Hong]] as Col. Chan |
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* Rhys McConnochie as Orlik |
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* [[Robert Taylor (Australian actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Pollux |
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* Brett Williams as Castor |
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*{{IMDb title|0096985|Brotherhood of the Rose}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114013542/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/7258/The-Brotherhood-of-the-Rose/overview ''The Brotherhood of the Rose''] at [[The New York Times]] Movies |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114013542/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/7258/The-Brotherhood-of-the-Rose/overview ''The Brotherhood of the Rose''] at [[The New York Times]] Movies |
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{{Marvin J. Chomsky}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 22 March 2024
| Brotherhood of the Rose | |
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.jpg) "Brotherhood of the Rose" DVD Cover | |
| Written by | David Morrell |
| Screenplay by | David Morrell Gy Waldron |
| Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Starring | Peter Strauss David Morse Robert Mitchum Connie Sellecca James Sikking |
| Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Marvin J. Chomsky Stirling Silliphant |
| Cinematography | James Bartle |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 22 – January 23, 1989 |
Brotherhood of the Rose is 1989 American two-part television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, based on the novel The Brotherhood of the Rose by David Morrell. The novel was adapted by Gy Waldron.[1]
Plot
[edit]Brotherhood of the Rose tells the story of Saul and Chris, two orphans from Philadelphia. They are adopted by a man named Eliot, who treats the boys like his own children and raises them to become assassins. When a mission goes wrong for Saul, and Chris is involved in an international incident, they begin to question their lives and their missions, and start to see Eliot in a new light.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Strauss as Saul
- David Morse as Chris
- Robert Mitchum as Eliot
- Connie Sellecca as Erika
- James Sikking as Felix
- M. Emmet Walsh as Hardy
- James Hong as Col. Chan
- Rhys McConnochie as Orlik
- Robert Taylor as Pollux
- Brett Williams as Castor
Production
[edit]Filming
[edit]The majority of filming for the movie took place in New Zealand, with that country portraying numerous other world-wide locations.
Release
[edit]The film premiered on January 22, 1989 on NBC, following Super Bowl XXIII.
Reception
[edit]Its initial broadcast resulted in the two-part movie finishing as the highest-rated TV movie of the 1988-89 TV season. The first part was watched by 32 million viewers,[2] and the second by 27.4 million.[3]