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The Name of the Rose TV-Show Review 2019 Cast Crew Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, James Cosmo, Michael Emerson John Turturro had not read Umberto Eco's thriller "The Name of the Rose" nor had he seen the 1986 movie when he approached him in the spring of last year about a new television adaptation. After reading the novel, one of the most sold of all time, Turturro agreed to sign, if the producers agreed to honor the original, he says. "I read the book and I loved it. I started writing to [director] Giacomo [Battiato] to say: 'Why is not there more Eco, this is eight hours, do not you have to reduce it? "Says Turturro." I said, "If you put more than Eco, then I'm interested." Turturro takes on the role played by Sean Connery in the film, that of William Baskerville, the Franciscan monk who investigates a series of mysterious murders in a 14th century Italian monastery. Rupert Everett plays the ruthless inquisitor Ber...