The Brotherhood of the Rose

The Brotherhood of the Rose

First edition cover
Author	David Morrell
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Spy Thriller
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Publication date	May 1984
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	353
ISBN	0-312-10608-4
OCLC	10072253
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PR9199.3.M65 B7 1984
Followed by	The Fraternity of the Stone

The Brotherhood of the Rose is the first novel in a trilogy by David Morrell, first published in 1983. It is followed by The Fraternity of the Stone (1985) and The League of Night and Fog (1987).^[1]

Story

The Brotherhood of the Rose tells the story of Saul and Chris, two orphans from Philadelphia. They are adopted by a man named Elliot, who treats the boys like his own children and raises them to become assassins.

The TV-Movie version

Television

The novel was adapted by Gy Waldron as Brotherhood of the Rose, a two-part television movie directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film starred Peter Strauss as Saul and David Morse as Chris. The cast included Robert Mitchum, Connie Sellecca, and James Sikking. The majority of filming for the movie took place in New Zealand, with that country portraying numerous other world-wide locations. The film premiered on January 22, 1989 on NBC, following Super Bowl XXIII.

Film

In 2007 Warner Bros. acquired the movie rights for a new film adaptation.^[2] In 2009 actor Channing Tatum was reported to be one of the stars of the film.^[3]

Notes

1. "The Brotherhood Of The Rose by David Morrell". Goodreads.
2. Diane Garrett; Dave McNary (8 July 2007). "WB picks ‘Rose’". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
3. Michael Fleming (29 January 2009). "Channing Tatum plucks ‘Rose’". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

External links

• The Brother of the Rose at FantasticFiction.co.uk
• Brotherhood of the Rose at the Internet Movie Database
• The Brotherhood of the Rose at The New York Times Movies