The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986 · Documentary · 43 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
A German TV documentary that chronicles the daily rehearsals, the filming and all the behind the scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's classic "The Name of the Rose". This documentary presents the obstacles behind the creation of a production of such large scale, from actors perspectives to the ideas used by the director to produce an international epic adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel.
Direction Sylvia Strasser · Wolfgang Würker
Cast Jean-Jacques Annaud · Sean Connery · Bernd Eichinger · Umberto Eco · Christian Slater · Michael Habeck · Dante Ferretti · F. Murray Abraham · Ron Perlman · Valentina Vargas · Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Screenplay Jutta Szostak
Original title Die Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt
6.1
25 votes (FilmAffinity)
Add to lists
Share