Brotherhood of the Rose (1989– )

Romulus and Remus are two CIA agents, their direct instructor is John Elliott. They both were picked up at an orphanage by Elliott at the age of about eight, raised together as brothers and... See full summary »

Stars:

Peter Strauss, Robert Mitchum, Connie Sellecca

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Strauss	...	Romulus
Robert Mitchum	...	John Eliot
Connie Sellecca	...	Erika Bernstein
David Morse	...	Remus
James Sikking	...	Felix (as James B. Sikking)
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Hardy
James Hong	...	Col. Chan
Rhys McConnochie	...	Orlik
Nick Enright
Martyn Sanderson
Frank Whitten
Robert Taylor	...	Pollux
Brett Williams
Michael M. Vendrell	...	(as Michael Vendrell)
Ken Blackburn	...	Forbes

Storyline

Romulus and Remus are two CIA agents, their direct instructor is John Elliott. They both were picked up at an orphanage by Elliott at the age of about eight, raised together as brothers and specially trained to supersede every other agent in the service. This is what they know. What they do not know is that they are part of a system Elliott had invented to build up his own private army of pros which can be assigned to any job he wishes. One day Romulus takes over a job in the course of which he and his team blow up a house and about half a dozen civilians with it. After that Romulus feels he is being chased by both men of the CIA and the Mossad. He has to find out that Elliott betrayed both him and Remus from the start. Elliott used them and others, which were recruited and raised the same way Romulus and Remus were, to support a secret agreement that was constituted between top secret service leaders of England, France, Russia, Germany and the USA after the second world war. To its ...

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Plot Keywords:

spy | secret service | two part tv movie | tv mini series | based on novel

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Irmandade da Rosa

Filming Locations:

County Cork, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

New Zealand landmarks such as the Auckland Harbour Bridge are visible in many scenes that are not set in New Zealand.

User Reviews

TV Thriller

I first saw this film in the early 1990's on TV in the UK and really enjoyed it. It was shown again around 1996 and has not been shown since. The TV stations say they no longer have it and SKY MOVIES have never heard of it. It is a unique masterpiece but I am very disappointed that it is so very difficult to buy on VHS and I have not seen it in PAL format for us Brits across the big pond. If the producers want to make a quick buck, the public demand that this film be re-released as a DVD and made available world wide.

such effort by the actors and crew should not be left to rot behind closed doors. For the people who have not seen this film and like a good spy thriller please add your own comments and support my plea to make this masterpiece available.