Frank Herbert's Dune
| Frank Herbert's Dune | |
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| Based on |
Dune by Frank Herbert |
| Screenplay by | John Harrison |
| Story by | Frank Herbert |
| Directed by | John Harrison |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Richard P. Rubinstein Mitchell Galin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Running time | 265 min 295 min (Director's cut) |
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Original release | December 3, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Frank Herbert's Children of Dune |
Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part science fiction television miniseries based on the eponymous novel by Frank Herbert. It was directed and adapted by John Harrison. The ensemble cast includes Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William Hurt as Duke Leto, and Saskia Reeves as Jessica, as well as James Watson, P. H. Moriarty, Robert Russell, Ian McNeice, and Giancarlo Giannini.
The series was produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment, Blixa Film Produktion and Hallmark Entertainment. It was first broadcast in the United States on December 3, 2000, on the Syfy Channel. It was later released on DVD in 2001, with an extended director's cut appearing in 2002.
A 2003 sequel miniseries called Frank Herbert's Children of Dune continued the story, adapting the second and third novels in the series (1969's Dune Messiah and its 1976 sequel Children of Dune). As of 2004, both miniseries were two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel.
Frank Herbert's Dune won two Emmy Awards in 2001 for Cinematography and Visual effects in a miniseries/movie, as well as being nominated for a third Emmy for Sound editing. The series was also praised by several critics, including Kim Newman.
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