The Name of the Rose (miniseries)

The Name of the Rose
ItalianIl nome della rosa
Genre
Created byGiacomo Battiato
Based onThe Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
Screenplay by
Story byAndrea Porporati
Directed byGiacomo Battiato
Starring
Narrated byPeter Davison
ComposerVolker Bertelmann
Country of origin
  • Italy
  • Germany
Original languagesEnglish, Occitan
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Patrizia Massa
  • Herbert G. Kloiber
  • Herbert L. Kloiber
  • John Turturro
  • Guendalina Ponti
Producers
  • Matteo Levi
  • Carlo Degli Esposti
  • Nicola Serra
  • Marta Aceto
  • Michele Zatta
  • Marco Camilli
  • Davide Nardini
  • Luigi Pinto
  • Margherita Murolo
Production locations
  • Italy
  • France
CinematographyJohn Conroy
EditorStephen O'Connell
Running time50–54 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkRai 1
Release4 March (2019-03-04) –
25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)
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The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa) is a historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Giacomo Battiato for RAI. It is based on the 1980 international bestseller novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. The series stars John Turturro as William of Baskerville and Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui. It was co-produced by Italian production companies 11 Marzo Film and Palomar, and distributed internationally by the Tele München Group.

The Name of the Rose premiered on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1, which commissioned the series in November 2017.[1][2]

  1. ^ White, Peter (2 November 2017). "Rupert Everett & John Turturro's The Name of the Rose TV Remake Finds Distributor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ White, Peter (7 February 2018). "Michael Emerson Joins The Name of the Rose; Go-Betweens Doc Deal; Amazon India Original". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2018.