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Synopsis: David Lynch wades through dark waters in his adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult science fiction novel. In condensing Herbert's rambling and complex book by eliminating characters and compacting events, Lynch succeeds in rendering the story incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the novel and making the film look like a sketchy greatest hits collection of the book for Herbert fans. The story takes place in the year 10,191. The universe is governed through a system of feudal rule, presided over by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (José Ferrer), who appears to take his marching orders from something that resembles a talking vagina. In the kingdom are two rival houses -- the House of Atreides and the House of Harkonnen. Each house is trying to gain dominion over the universe, but that dominion can only be gained by the house that controls the Spice, a special substance that permits the folding of time. The Spice is only available on the desert world of Arrakis, or Dune. Shaddam, tired of the feuding between the two houses, permits the Atreides to take over the Spice production on Dune, while secretly working with the Harkonnens to launch a sneak attack on the Atreides and destroy them. The leader of the Atreides is Duke Leto (Jürgen Prochnow), who rules with the help of his concubine Jessica (Francesca Annis) and son Paul (Kyle MacLachlan). The rival Harkonnens are headed by the pus-oozing degenerate Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Kenneth McMillan, in a thoroughly through-the-roof performance) and his two unsavory nephews, Rabban (Paul L. Smith) and Feyd (Sting). When his father is murdered by the Harkonnens, Paul escapes to Dune, where he is greeted by the Fremen (the desert dwellers on Dune who prepare the Spice) as the messiah foretold in Fremen legend. Paul assumes the mantle of messiah and leads the Fremen in a revolt that topples the balance of power in the universe.
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Dune Versions
The Theatrical Cut (1984):
(137 minutes). The only director-approved version of the film and the only "Director's Cut" of the movie, as it was edited by David Lynch but with the restraints that its total length not be longer than 137 minutes.
The Alan Smithee Version (1988):
(189 minutes). Prepared for television broadcast without either participation or authorization by David Lynch. This version was only released on laserdisc in Japan [23], though VHS copies of the original television airing are found in the bootleg market.
The Channel 2 Version (1992):
(180 minutes). Prepared for television broadcast in the San Francisco area, it featured the new scenes from the Alan Smithee Cut as well as scenes from the Theatrical Cut.
The Extended Edition (2006):
(177 minutes). A re-edited version of the Alan Smithee Cut, including deleted scenes as a DVD feature.
The Workprint version:
(approximately four hours). An assembly of all footage after principal photography was complete, it was shown to the crew in Mexico as well as to Frank Herbert. Contrary to popular fan rumours, it was by no means the Director's Cut of the film. This workprint version is the basis of such rumours, but there was never a four-hour cut of the movie in its complete form.[/quote]
IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10 (27,523 votes)
Tomatometer: 63%
Awards:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/awards
Directed by: Alan Smithee
Cast:
Francesca Annis .... Lady Jessica
Leo Cimino .... The Baron's Doctor
Brad Dourif .... Piter De Vries
José Ferrer .... Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
Linda Hunt .... Shadout Mapes
Kyle MacLachlan .... Paul Atreides
Jürgen Prochnow .... Duke Leto Atreides
Sting .... Feyd-Rautha
Sean Young .... Chani
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Title: </td> <td align="left">Dune (1984)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Source: </td> <td align="left">DVD Retail / R1, NTSC / Universal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Size:</td> <td align="left">2.347.001.856 bytes (1/2 DVDR)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Runtime:</td> <td align="left">02:56:58</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Format:</td> <td align="left">AVI - OpenDML (AVI v2.0)</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
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Video Bitrate:</td> <td align="left">1311 kbps</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Resolution:</td> <td align="left">720x304</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Aspect Ratio:</td> <td align="left">2.368</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Frame rate:</td> <td align="left">23.976 fps</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
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Interleave:</td> <td align="left">96 ms (2.3 v.frames), preload=96
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Language:</td> <td align="left">English</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top">
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SA:</td> <td align="left">B-VOP, No Qpel, No GMC, No P-Bit</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
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Screenshots:
dune.1984.extended.dvdrip.xvid.ac3.6ch-(gx).avi 
dune.1984.extended.dvdrip.xvid.ac3.subs.eng.fr.spa-(gx).7z
Subtítulos en español en formato SRT:
http://www.opensubtitles.com/download/sub/3179343 
