The Name of the Rose

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John Turturro William of Baskerville

Rupert Everett Bernardo Gui

Damian Hardung Adso of Melk

Fabrizio Bentivoglio Remigio of Varagine

Greta Scarano Anna / Margherita