<P> Director Jean - Jacques Annaud once told Umberto Eco that he was convinced the book was written for only one person to direct, that is to say himself . He felt personally intrigued by the project, among other things because of a lifelong fascination with medieval churches and a great familiarity with Latin and Greek . </P> <P> Annaud spent four years preparing the film, traveling throughout the United States and Europe, searching for the perfect multiethnic cast with interesting and distinctive faces . He resisted suggestions to cast Sean Connery for the part of William because he felt that the character, who was already an amalgam of Sherlock Holmes and William of Occam, would become too overwhelming with "007" added . Later, after Annaud failed to find another actor he liked for the part, he was won over by Connery's reading, but Eco was dismayed by the casting choice and Columbia Pictures pulled out, as Connery's career was then in a slump . Christian Slater was cast through a large - scale audition of teenage boys . For the wordless scene in which the Girl seduces Adso, Annaud allowed Valentina Vargas to lead the scene without his direction . Annaud did not explain to Slater what she would be doing in order to elicit a more authentic performance from the actors . </P> <P> The exterior and some of the interiors of the monastery seen in the film were constructed as a replica on a hilltop outside Rome, and ended up being the biggest exterior set built in Europe since Cleopatra . Many of the interiors were shot at Eberbach Abbey, Germany . Most props, including period illuminated manuscripts, were produced specifically for the film . </P> <P> The film did poorly at the box office in the United States, playing at 176 theatres and grossing $7.2 million on a $17 million budget . However, it was popular in many parts of Europe and had a worldwide gross of over $77 million . </P>

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