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Dune - The Real Story

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Frank Herbert's "Dune" is one of the most influential works of science fiction ever written, but getting it onto the screen proved extraordinarily difficult. From Alejandro Jodorowsky's legendary unmade film and Ridley Scott's abandoned project to David Lynch's troubled 1984 adaptation, this documentary reveals the real story behind "Dune" and the filmmakers who tried to conquer its impossible scale, before Denis Villeneuve finally brought Herbert's vision to life.
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Robin Bextor

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Ian Craig

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Synopsis Frank Herbert's "Dune" is one of the most influential works of science fiction ever written, but getting it onto the screen proved extraordinarily difficult. From Alejandro Jodorowsky's legendary unmade film and Ridley Scott's abandoned project to David Lynch's troubled 1984 adaptation, this documentary reveals the real story behind "Dune" and the filmmakers who tried to conquer its impossible scale, before Denis Villeneuve finally brought Herbert's vision to life.
Director
Robin Bextor
Screenwriter
Robin Bextor
Production Co
New Wave Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m
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