The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFred Walton
Screenplay byElmore Leonard
Fred Walton
Based onThe Rosary Murders
by William X. Kienzle
Produced byRobert G. Laurel
Starring
CinematographyDavid Golia
Edited bySam Vitale
Music byBobby Laurel
Don Sebesky
Production
company
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • August 27, 1987 (1987-08-27)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million[1]

The Rosary Murders is a 1987 American mystery crime film directed by Fred Walton, and starring Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, and Josef Sommer. The plot follows a series of gruesome murders occurring within a Detroit Roman Catholic parish. It is based upon the 1979 novel of the same name by William X. Kienzle. Kienzle received screenplay credit, as did Elmore Leonard.

  1. ^ "The Rosary Murders". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 10, 2022.