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The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco’s ‘The Name of the Rose’ (1986) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 39 mins · German
- Directed by
- Sylvia Strasser, Wolfgang Würker
- Starring
- Sean Connery, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
A German TV documentary follows rehearsals, filming and behind‑the‑scenes work on Jean‑Jacques Annaud’s adaptation of Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose.” It includes actors’ viewpoints, the director’s ideas and the logistical challenges of an international epic. The film shows how the complex murder scenes inside the medieval abbey were created, exposing the obstacles and craft required for such a large‑scale production.
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