Brotherhood_of_the_Rose_(miniseries)

<i>Brotherhood of the Rose</i> (miniseries)

Brotherhood of the Rose (miniseries)

American TV series or program

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]

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Plot

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

Production

Filming

The majority of filming for the movie took place in New Zealand, with that country portraying numerous other world-wide locations.

Release

The film premiered on January 22, 1989 on NBC, following Super Bowl XXIII.

Reception

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Brotherhood Of The Rose by David Morrell". Goodreads.
  2. [2]
    "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306147740.
  3. [3]
    "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306144802.
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