Dune DVD 1984 A World Beyond your experience, beyond your imagination / Directed by David Lynch / Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Sting, Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, Linda Hunt / Sci-Fi Classic

UPC 5014293159159  /  PPA1591

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: English 2.0

TOTAL TIME: 131 MINUTES

English Summary:

Dune is a 1984 American epic science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch and based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan (in his film debut) as young nobleman Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and included a soundtrack by the rock band Toto, as well as Brian Eno.

Set in the distant future, the film chronicles the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planet Arrakis, also known as "Dune". The planet is the only source of the drug melange—also called "the spice"—which allows prescience and is vital to space travel, making it the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe. Paul Atreides is the scion and heir of a powerful noble family, whose inheritance of control over Arrakis brings them into conflict with its former overlords, House Harkonnen. Paul is also a candidate for the Kwisatz Haderach, a messianic figure in the Bene Gesserit religion. Besides MacLachlan, the film features a large ensemble cast of supporting actors, including Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Sting, Linda Hunt, and Max von Sydow, among others.

After the novel's initial success, attempts to adapt Dune as a film began in 1971. A lengthy process of development followed throughout the 1970s, during which Arthur P. Jacobs, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Ridley Scottunsuccessfully tried to bring their visions to the screen. In 1981, executive producer Dino De Laurentiis hired Lynch as director.

Cast:

• Francesca Annis as Lady Jessica
• Leonardo Cimino as the Baron's Doctor
• Brad Dourif as Piter De Vries
• José Ferrer as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
• Linda Hunt as the Shadout Mapes
• Freddie Jones as Thufir Hawat
• Richard Jordan as Duncan Idaho
• Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides
• Virginia Madsen as Princess Irulan
• Silvana Mangano as Reverend Mother Ramallo
• Everett McGill as Stilgar
• Kenneth McMillan as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
• Jack Nance as Captain Iakin Nefud
• Siân Phillips as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
• Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides
• Paul Smith as the Beast Rabban
• Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck
• Sting as Feyd-Rautha
• Angélica Aragón as Bene Gesserit Sister
• Dean Stockwell as Dr. Wellington Yueh
• Max von Sydow as Dr. Kynes
• Alicia Roanne Witt as Alia Atreides
• Sean Young as Chani
• Danny Corkill (deleted scenes) as Orlop
• Honorato Magalone as Otheym
• Judd Omen as Jamis
• Molly Wryn as Harah, Jamis' wife
• David Lynch (uncredited) as Spice worker