The Name of the Rose (film)

The Name of the Rose
Original film poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Jean-Jacques Annaud
Screenplay by	Andrew Birkin Gérard Brach Howard Franklin Alain Godard
Based on	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger Bernd Schaefers
Starring	Sean Connery F. Murray Abraham Feodor Chaliapin Jr. William Hickey Michael Lonsdale Ron Perlman Christian Slater Valentina Vargas
Narrated by	Dwight Weist
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Jane Seitz
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	ZDF France 3 Cinema RAI Neue Constantin Film Les Films De Ariane Acteurs Auteurs Associés Cristaldi Film Nelson Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (Italy) Neue Constantin Film (West Germany)[1] Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France)[1]
Release dates	19 September 1986 (1986-09-19) (United States) 16 October 1986 (1986-10-16) (West Germany) 17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) (Italy) 17 December 1986 (1986-12-17) (France)
Running time	131 minutes
Countries	Italy West Germany France
Language	English
Budget	$17.5 million[2]
Box office	$77.2 million

The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Umberto Eco.^[3] Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey. Christian Slater portrays his young apprentice, Adso of Melk, and F. Murray Abraham his Inquisitor rival, Bernardo Gui. Michael Lonsdale, William Hickey, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Valentina Vargas, and Ron Perlman play supporting roles.

This English-language film was an international co-production between West German, French, and Italian companies ^[4] and was filmed in Rome and at the former Eberbach Abbey in the Rheingau. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and won several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sean Connery. Another adaptation was made in 2019 as a television miniseries for RAI.