The Name of The Rose - Adaptations

Adaptations

• The Name of the Rose was made into a film in 1986, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Sean Connery as William of Baskerville and Christian Slater as Adso.
• A play adaptation by Grigore Gonţa had its premiere at National Theatre Bucharest in 1998, starring Radu Beligan, Gheorghe Dinică and Ion Cojar.
• A 2 part radio drama based on the novel and adapted by Chris Dolan was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the 16th and 23 June 2006.
• A play adaptation in two parts was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 commencing 16 July 2006 and ending 23 July 2006.
• A radio parody inspired by the film adaptation was made as part of the Crème de la Crime series by Punt and Dennis, also on BBC Radio 4.
• A Spanish video game adaptation was released in 1987 under the title La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime). A 1999 remake can be played in several languages, including English.
• A boardgame with the same name has been published in 2008 by Ravensburger. The game is written by Stephan Feld and is based on the events of the book.
• An adventure video game adaptation titled "Murder in the Abbey" developed by Alcachofa Soft and published in 2008 by DreamCatcher Interactive.