The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose is a historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Giacomo Battiato for RAI. It is based on the 1980 international bestseller novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. The series stars John Turturro as William of Baskerville and Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui. It was co-produced by Italian production companies 11 Marzo Film and Palomar, and distributed internationally by the Tele München Group.
Plot
In November 1327, Pope John XXII and the Emperor Louis the Bavarian are at war. The Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his young novice Adso of Melk, reach an isolated Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy to participate in a dispute over the role of poverty in the Church. Upon arrival in the abbey, William is drawn into investigating a chain of mysterious deaths.
Cast
- Alessio Boni
- Alfredo Pea
- Claudio Bigagli
- Corrado Invernizzi
- Damian Hardung
- David Brandon
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio
- Fausto Maria Sciarappa
- Greta Scarano
- James Cosmo
- John Turturro
- Maurizio Lombardi
- Michael Emerson
- Nicholas Turturro
- Peter Davison
- Piotr Adamczyk
- Richard Sammel
- Roberto Herlitzka
- Rupert Everett
- Sebastian Koch
- Stefano Fresi
- Tchéky Karyo
More details
| author | Francesco Frigeri |
|---|---|
| director | Giacomo Battiato |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | 1327 abbey benedictine church emperor louis the bavarian franciscan franciscan friar isolated louis the bavarian mysterious deaths northern italy pope john xxii poverty william of baskerville |
| musicBy | Hauschka |
| publisher | Rai 1 |