The Name of the Rose - 1986

1327: after a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan's Order's belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan monk, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering the secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove the innocence of the unjustly accused and avoid the wrath of Holy Inquisitor Bernardo Gui.



Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers: Umberto Eco (novel)

Andrew Birkin (screenplay)



Sean Connery ... William of Baskerville

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