Dune poster
Screenplay David Lynch
Director David Lynch

Dune

Tagline: A world beyond your experience, beyond your imagination.

Release Date: 1984-12-14

Duration: 137 minutes

Synopsis

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.

Casting

  • Alicia Witt
    Alia
  • Patrick Stewart
    Gurney Halleck
  • Virginia Madsen
    Princess Irulan
  • Brad Dourif
    Piter De Vries
  • Kyle MacLachlan
    Paul Atreides
  • Max von Sydow
    Doctor Kynes
  • Sean Young
    Chani
  • Linda Hunt
    Shadout Mapes
  • Francesca Annis
    Lady Jessica
  • David Lynch
    Spice Miner (uncredited)