The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
This German television documentary offers an intimate chronicle of daily rehearsals, filming, and the extensive behind-the-scenes process of Jean-Jacques Annaud's adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. From the actors' viewpoints to the director's conceptual approach, the film reveals how the international epic was crafted to faithfully translate Eco's best-selling novel. It exposes the challenges of mounting a production of such scale and details the creation of numerous demanding sequences, most notably the murders that unfold within the enigmatic abbey.
Director(s)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Sylvia Strasser
Wolfgang Würker
Cast & Crew
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' FAQs
The directors of The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Sylvia Strasser, and Wolfgang Würker.
The cast of The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' includes Ron Perlman as Self (uncredited), Sean Connery as Self, Michael Lonsdale as Self, Christian Slater as Self, Valentina Vargas as Self (uncredited), F. Murray Abraham as Self, Michael Habeck as Self, Volker Prechtel as Self, Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Self, Umberto Eco as Self, Jacques Le Goff as Self, and Helmut Qualtinger as Self.
The duration of The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' is 39 mins.
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' was released on 11 Oct 1986.
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' is listed under Documentary and TV Movie on Fanbiz.
