---
title: 'The Rosary Murders (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Walton'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rosary-murders-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093881/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rosary Murders (1987)

1987 · 100 min · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-walton)
- **Screenplay:** [Elmore Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmore-leonard), [Fred Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-walton-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Don Sebesky](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-sebesky)

## Cast

- [Anita Barone](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-barone)
- [Josef Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-sommer)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland)
- [Belinda Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/belinda-bauer)

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