The Name of the Rose
Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?
1986
Rated
R
130
minutes
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed By:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.
Language
English
Release Date
September 24, 1986
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$77,200,000
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Cast
Sean Connery
William of Baskerville
F. Murray Abraham
Bernardo Gui
Christian Slater
Adso of Melk
Helmut Qualtinger
Remigio da Varagine
Elya Baskin
Severinus
Michael Lonsdale
The Abbot
Volker Prechtel
Malachia
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Jorge de Burgos
William Hickey
Ubertino da Casale
Michael Habeck
Berengar
Urs Althaus
Venantius
Valentina Vargas
The Girl
Ron Perlman
Salvatore
Leopoldo Trieste
Michele da Cesena
Lars Bodin-Jorgensen
Adelmo
Giordano Falzoni
Papal Envoy
Franco Valobra
Jerome of Kaffa
Vernon Dobtcheff
Hugh of Newcastle
Donald O'Brien
Pietro d'Assisi
Andrew Birkin
Cuthbert of Winchester
Lucien Bodard
Cardinal Bertrand
Peter Berling
Jean d'Anneaux
Pete Lancaster
Bishop of Alborea
Franco Adducci
Monk
Niko Brücher
Monk
Aristide Caporale
Monk
Fabio Carfora
Monk
Francesco Scali
Monk
Peter Clös
Monk
Mario Diano
Monk
Franco Pistoni
Monk
Maria Tedeschi
Monk
Valerio Isidori
Monk
Luigi Leoni
Monk
Armando Marra
Monk
Ludger Pistor
Monk
Franco Diogene
Papal Visitor
Dwight Weist
Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)
Franco Marino
Soldier
Kim Rossi Stuart
Novitiate
Show Full Crew
Writing
Andrew Birkin
Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Alain Godard
Screenplay
Howard Franklin
Screenplay
Umberto Eco
Novel
Production
Celestia Fox
Casting
Dominique Besnehard
Casting
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
David Rubin
Casting
Mali Finn
Casting Assistant
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Thomas Schühly
Executive Producer
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Sabine Schroth
Casting
Bernd Schaefers
Producer
Gianni Arduini
Casting
Sound
Art
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration
Rainer Schaper
Art Direction
Giorgio Giovannini
Art Direction
Camera
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Antonio Scaramuzza
Camera Operator
Marco Sperduti
Focus Puller
Umberto Dessena
Grip
Bruno Colanzi
Grip
Alberto Emidi
Key Grip
Günther Bauer
Grip
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Camera Operator
Vasco Benucci
Focus Puller
Eraldo Barbona
Grip
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Richard Lindl
Grip
Guido Tosi
Focus Puller
Cesare Emidi
Grip
Directing
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Esther Walz
Wardrobe Coordinator
Hans Jürgen Schmelzle
Makeup Artist
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Angela Anzimani
Seamstress
Gerhard Reitinger
Makeup Artist
Friederike Mirus
Makeup Artist
Margrit Guthmann
Makeup Artist
Alberto Spiazzi
Wardrobe Master
Visual Effects
Crew
Umberto Leurini
Generator Operator
Vittorio Contino
Generator Operator
Marco Di Salvo
Generator Operator
Lighting