| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Kyle MacLachlan |
Paul Atreides/Usul Muad'Dib
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| Virginia Madsen |
Princess Irulan
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| Francesca Annis |
Lady Jessica
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| Leonardo Cimino |
The Baron's Doctor
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| Brad Dourif |
Piter De Vries
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| José Ferrer |
Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
|
| Linda Hunt |
Shadout Mapes
|
| Freddie Jones |
Thufir Hawat
|
| Richard Jordan |
Duncan Idaho
|
| Silvana Mangano |
Reverend Mother Ramallo
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| Jose Ferrer |
|
| Patrick Stewart |
|
| Sting |
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| Max Von Sydow |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Fantasy; Sci-Fi |
| Director |
David Lynch |
| Producer |
Raffaella De Laurentiis |
| Writer |
Frank Herbert; David Lynch |
| Studio |
Universal Studios |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
137 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Even more than most of David Lynch's deliberately bizarre and idiosyncratic movies, Dune is a "love-it-or-hate-it" affair. An ambitious, epic, utterly mind-boggling--and, let's admit it, all-out weird--adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, Dune remains one of the most controversial films in the director's exceedingly provocative career. The story (if Dune can be said to have just one story) is complex and convoluted in the epic tradition; it has something to do with political intrigue and a planet that is home to a precious spice and gigantic sand worms. Think Shakespeare's Henry IV with a dash of Tremors, and set in another galaxy. But despite plenty of strangely whispered voice-overs that explain the characters' thoughts (and endlessly detailed exposition), storytelling is not really among the film's strong points. There are, however, a lot of memorably fantastic/grotesque images, an extraordinary cast, and a soundtrack featuring Toto. I told you it was weird. Among the stars are Kyle MacLachlan, José Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Brad Dourif, Sting, Kenneth McMillan, Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, and Linda Hunt. The DVD contains the original release version; a shorter version cut for television has been disowned by Lynch, who insisted his name be replaced by that famous Hollywood pseudonym "Alan Smithee." --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
21 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
025192018428 |
| Chapters |
16 |
| Release Date |
2002 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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