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Actor Ron Perlman has recounted filming 'The Name of the Rose' alongside Sean Connery, saying he had to spit in Connery's face 16 times for one scene. His anecdote has renewed attention on the late Scottish star and the 1986 medieval mystery film. Perlman described the repeated takes with characteristic humour, and fans of both actors are revisiting stories from the production.
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Ron Perlman has recalled the making of the 1986 medieval mystery The Name of the Rose, describing how the production built a vast set on a hilltop near Rome for its monastery and village. He shared the anecdote alongside a memory of co-star Sean Connery during the climactic scene in which the library tower burns, prompting fresh interest in the cult adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel.