The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' backdrop
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The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' 1986 Directed by Wolfgang Würker , Sylvia Strasser Die Abtei des Verbrechens - Umberto Ecos „Der Name der Rose“ wird verfilmt

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". From actors perspectives to the ideas used by the director to produce an impeccable international epic adaptation of Umberto Eco's best selling novel, the film presents the obstacles behind the creation of a production of such large scale and also the making of the many difficult scenes, most of the ones presented here are the characters' murders inside the mysterious abbey.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Italian
Production Companies ZDF , ORF , Paolo-Film
Release Date 11 October 1986
39 mins