The Name of the Rose (2019)


Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- William of Baskerville John Turturro
- Bernardo Gui Rupert Everett
- Adso of Melk Damian Hardung
- Remigio of Varagine Fabrizio Bentivoglio
- Anna / Margherita Greta Scarano
- Malachi of Hildesheim Richard Sammel
- Salvatore of Montferrat Stefano Fresi
- Alinardo of Grottaferrata Roberto Herlitzka

Miniseries
2019
8 episodes
Season 1 of The Name of the Rose premiered on March 4, 2019
Recommendations
Keywords
- inquisition
- based on novel or book
- heresy
- murder mystery
- theological debate
- 14th century
- master disciple relationship
- pope vs emperor dispute