Italië, 1327. Het christendom is verdeeld door Paus Johannes XXII en keizer Louis IV van het heilige Romeinse Rijk. William van Baskerville komt samen met zijn volgeling Adso von Melk terecht in een afgelegen klooster in de Alpen. Daar worden ze geconfronteerd met een reeks mysterieuze moorden. Terwijl Baskerville en Melk de moorden onderzoeken, worden ze zelf opgejaagd door de genadeloze inquisiteur Bernard Gui, die diegenen vervolgd die kritiek hebben op de paus.
| Writing | Umberto Eco | Novel |
| Production | Marco Camilli | Producer |
| Sound | Gianni Monciotti | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Volker Bertelmann | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Stephen O'Connell | Editor |
| Production | Davide Nardini | Producer |
| Production | Luigi Pinto | Producer |
| Production | Patrizia Massa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michele Zatta | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mauro Tamagnini | Hair Designer |
| Production | Matteo Levi | Producer |
| Art | Francesco Frigeri | Production Design |
| Production | Herbert G. Kloiber | Executive Producer |
| Art | Riccardo Monti | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hubert Westkemper | Sound Designer |
| Production | Margherita Murolo | Producer |
| Production | Marta Aceto | Producer |
| Production | Carlo Degli Esposti | Producer |
| Production | Guendalina Ponti | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Designer |
| Production | John Turturro | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Prosthetic Designer |
| Sound | Thomas Giorgi | Sound Designer |
| Production | Lara Manwaring | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Millenotti | Costume Designer |
| Production | Nicola Serra | Producer |
| Sound | Francesco Le Metre | Music Editor |
| Writing | Andrea Porporati | Story |
