The Name of the Rose 40th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray

British label Second Sight Films is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of ean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose (1986), staring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, and Michael Lonsdale. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on August 10th.

Description: An aging friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a monastery. The pair must race against time to prove the innocence of an unjustly accused man while avoiding the wrath of a Holy Inquisitor.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• TWO-DISC (4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY) COMBO PACK RELEASE
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• NEW Charm of Humanity: interview with Jean-Jacques Annaud
• NEW A Boy and His Dog: interview with Actor Christian Slater
• NEW Bringing the Mustard: a interview with Actor Ron Perlman
• NEW Liquidating the Disk: a interview with Writer Andrew Birkin
• NEW audio commentary by James Marsh
• Audio commentary with Director Jean-Jacques Annaud
• The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
• 4K BLU-RAY: REGION-FREE/BLU-RAY: REGION-B "LOCKED"

Limited Edition Content

• 120-page book with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Gian Giacomo Petrone, Francesco Massaccesi, Sam Moore, Gregory Mucci, Dan Schindel and Nadine Whitney
• 6 collectors' art cards
• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Liza Shumskaya