Dune

Dune is a 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan as 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 band Toto. The plot concerns a young man foretold as the "Kwisatz Haderach" who will lead the n... More
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  • Dec 14, 1984

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PG-13 (USA)

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  • 2 h 17 min

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David Lynch

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, comic book artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by...

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  • The Motion Picture Event For 1984
  • A place beyond your dreams, A movie beyond your imagination.
  • A world beyond your experience, beyond your imagination.
  • You are about to enter a world where kingdoms are built on earth that moves, and skies are filled with fire.
  • You are about to enter a world where the unexpected, the unknown, and the unbelievable meet.
  • A spectacular journey through the wonders of space and the mysteries of time, from the boundaries of the incredible to the borders of the impossible.
  • A world where the mighty, the mad, and the magical will have their final battle.
  • Its surface is barren. Its true strength hidden. Its foreboding desert conceals the power to fold space, to slow time, to send the mind where the body cannot go. It is the source of the ultimate power. It is the deadly battleground where a young leader will emerge to command an army of six million warriors against the tyrannical force that threatens to enslave the universe. It is the clash for the greatest prize of all... The planet called Dune.
  • It is a world where sandworms 1,000 feet long guard creation's greatest treasure - the spice that prolongs life. And enables the mind to fold space and slow time. Where a prophecy will be fulfilled. And a young leader with incredible powers will emerge to command an army of five million warriors in the final battle for control of a universe and its source of ultimate power. The planet called Dune.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1984
  • Mar 16, 1998
  • Dec 14, 1984
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Runtime Film cut Film release region
  • 2 h 17 min
  • 2 h 57 min
  • 3 h 10 min
  • 2 h 16 min
  • 2 h 20 min
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  • 45,000,000

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Dune

Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. It won the Hugo Award in 1966, and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune is frequently cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel and was the start of the Dune saga. Set in the far future amidst a feudal interstellar...

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Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1984
  • 1984
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Year Award Award Winner
  • 1984

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 5
  • 1987
  • I watched this when I was very young.
  • 3,959
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5
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