Starring: John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung
Overview
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.
Production
11 Marzo Film, Palomar, RAI, Tele München
Cast
John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Greta Scarano, Richard Sammel, Stefano Fresi, Roberto Herlitzka, Fausto Maria Sciarappa, Antonia Fotaras, Benjamin Stender, Claudio Bigagli, Corrado Invernizzi, Max Malatesta, James Cosmo, Michael Emerson, Rinat Khismatouline, David Brandon, Peter Davison, Maurizio Lombardi