presentation of Redcanoe Productions Inc. and VisionTV ; produced in association with Canadian Learning Television and VisionTV ; Canadian Television Fund
a Bernd Eichinger/Bernd Schaefers production ; a Neue Constantin, Cristaldifilm, Films Ariane co-production in association with ZDF ; a Jean-Jacques Annaud film ; a palimpsest of Umberto Eco's novel ; screenplay by Andrew Birkin, Gerard Brach, Howard Franklin, Alain Godard ; produced by Bernd Eichinger ; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud