Directed by:
John HarrisonScreenplay:
John HarrisonCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroComposer:
Graeme RevellCast:
William Hurt, Alec Newman, Saskia Reeves, Ian McNeice, Matt Keeslar, Jan Unger, Giancarlo Giannini, Julie Cox, Miroslav Táborský, Uwe Ochsenknecht (more)Episodes(3)
Plots(1)
Frank Herbert's highly acclaimed 1974 sci-fi novel is stunningly realised in this four-and-a-half hour miniseries produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. William Hurt stars as Duke Leto Atreides, charged to rule the desolate planet Arrakis, the universe's only source of Melange, a spice that enhances mental performance and makes interstellar travel possible. But soon Leto's bitter enemy, the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Ian McNeice), a former ruler, wins back Arrakis and hands power to his brutal nephew, Rabban. When the Atreides family escape into the inhospitable desert with the help of the Fremen, a race of displaced desert nomads - the strengthening power of Melange enables Paul (Alec Newman), the Duke's son, to organise the oppressed Fremen and wage war on the Empire. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![William Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/986/165986265_4b29d1.jpg)
William Hurt
USA
![Alec Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272234_8953ca.jpg)
Alec Newman
UK
Best series:
The Last Kingdom (2015) (series)
24: Live Another Day (2014) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
![Saskia Reeves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354696_1febf9.jpg)
![Ian McNeice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270516_a58f52.jpg)
Ian McNeice
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Matt Keeslar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272124_2def8a.jpg)
Matt Keeslar
USA
Best series:
Masters of Horror (2005) (series)
Leverage (2008) (series)
Rose Red (2002) (series)
![Jan Unger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/112/158112002_cfdf71.jpg)
Jan Unger
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Three Kings (1998) (series)
Čapkovy kapsy (2011) (series)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
![Giancarlo Giannini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272212_0dc6aa.jpg)
Giancarlo Giannini
Italy
![Julie Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272534_0b346a.jpg)
Julie Cox
UK
Best series:
Broadchurch (2013) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Miroslav Táborský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268556_7a349b.jpg)
Miroslav Táborský
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Adventure of Criminalistics (1989) (series)
Čtvrtníček, Šteindler a Vávra (1998) (series)
Annie and Joe (2017) (series)
![Uwe Ochsenknecht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/853/168853822_gxbdj3.jpg)
Uwe Ochsenknecht
West Germany
Best series:
Das Boot (1985) (series)
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
Charité (2017) (series)
![P. H. Moriarty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473510_d818ad.jpg)
P. H. Moriarty
UK
Best series:
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
Dune (2000) (series)
![Barbora Kodetová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/265/163265952_ff3ec2.jpg)
Barbora Kodetová
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
![Karel Dobrý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188635_b79b62.jpg)
Karel Dobrý
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Česká soda (1993) (series)
Čtvrtníček, Šteindler a Vávra (1998) (series)
![Zuzana Geislerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444275_f9ad7b.jpg)
Zuzana Geislerová
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Adventure of Criminalistics (1989) (series)
Největší z Pierotů (1990) (series)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
![Pavel Kříž](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188669_7e20bb.jpg)
Pavel Kříž
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Labyrint (2015) (series)
Lost Gate (2012) (series)
Jeff Caster
USA
Best series:
Dune (2000) (series)
Berlin, Berlin (2002) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
David Fisher
Best series:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
Carnival Row (2019) (series)
![Mikuláš Křen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268538_0a84c8.jpg)
Mikuláš Křen
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
The Markovič Method: Hojer (2024) (series)
Okresní přebor (2010) (series)
Autobazar Monte Karlo (2015) (series)
![Oldřich Navrátil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/140/165140390_6538b4.png)
Oldřich Navrátil
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
There Were Five of Us (1994) (series)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Matěj Forman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673929_3e8338.jpg)
Matěj Forman
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Dune (2000) (series)