The Name of the Rose (miniseries)
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| Italian | Il nome della rosa |
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| Created by | Giacomo Battiato |
| Based on | The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco |
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| Story by | Andrea Porporati |
| Directed by | Giacomo Battiato |
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| Narrated by | Peter Davison |
| Composer | Volker Bertelmann |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Cinematography | John Conroy |
| Editor | Stephen O'Connell |
| Running time | 50–54 minutes |
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| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 4 March – 25 March 2019 |
The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa) is a 2019 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.