The Name of the Rose

Overview

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.

Director

• Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast

• Sean Connery as William of Baskerville
• Christian Slater as Adso of Melk
• Helmut Qualtinger as Remigio da Varagine
• Elya Baskin as Severinus
• Michael Lonsdale as The Abbot
• Volker Prechtel as Malachia
• Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Jorge de Burgos
• William Hickey as Ubertino da Casale
• Michael Habeck as Berengar
• Urs Althaus as Venantius