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William Hurt as
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Matt Keeslar as
Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen - Alec Newman as
Paul Atreides/Muad'Dib - Saskia Reeves as
Lady Jessica Atreides - James Watson as
Duncan Idaho - Jan VlasÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâák as
Thufir Hawat - P.H. Moriarty as
Gurney Halleck - Robert Russell as
Dr. Yueh - Laura Burton as
St. Alia Atreides - Ian McNeice as
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen - LÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâászlÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâó I. Kish as
Glossu Rabban (as Laszlo Imre Kish) - Jan Unger as
Piter Devries - Giancarlo Giannini as
Padishah-Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV - Julie Cox as
Princess Irulan Corrino - Miroslav TÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâáborskÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâý as
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In the 11th millennium SHADDAM IV., ruler of the Galactic Empire, rids himself of his competitor Prince LETO by giving him control of the desert planet Dune also called Arrakis; fully aware that its present owner, Baron HARKONNEN, will not give it up without a fight. The reason is that Arrakis is the source of the valuable spice, a substance produced by enormous and dangerous sand worms, which bestows special mental qualities on anyone who consumes it. A short while later Harkonnen does indeed succeed in ambushing and massacring Leto and his men. Leto's mistress JESSICA, who is a member of the clairvoyant order of Bene Gesserit, manages to escape into the desert with her son PAUL, and after a long and dangerous march they finally encounter the Fremen, the long suppressed desert tribe of Arrakis. Impressed by Paul's clairvoyant abilities, tribal prince STILGAR takes in the fugitives. Very soon the Fremen are convinced that Paul is their long-prophesied redeemer, and Stilgar prepares him for his great task. While Paul is being instructed in the secrets of desert life he falls in love with young CHANI, who bears him a son. During the next few years the Fremen, led by Paul, wage a guerilla war of attrition against Harkonnen, who suffers heavy losses. Most important of all, they sabotage the planet's spice production: this brings Shaddam IV. onto the scene, who senses that the basis of his power is being threatened. The rebels on Arrakis want to finish off the imperial forces once and for all, but after a terrible battle which costs him almost all his men, Shaddam is finally forced to concede defeat...
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