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Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

What is to give light must endure burning

2013•1h 27m•7.8/10
Documentary

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7.8/10(743)

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

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Production

Snowfort Pictures, Caméra One, Endless Picnic, City Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Self - Writer / Filmmaker

Michel Seydoux

Michel Seydoux

Self - Film Producer

Chris Foss

Self - Artist

H. R. Giger

H. R. Giger

Self - Artist

Jean-Paul Gibon

Self - Film Producer

Brontis Jodorowsky

Brontis Jodorowsky

Self - Actor

Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

Self - Singer / Dali's Muse

Christian Wander

Self - Singer

Devin Faraci

Devin Faraci

Self - Film Critic

Diane O'Bannon

Self - O'Bannon's Widow

Drew McWeeny

Drew McWeeny

Self - Film Critic

Gary Kurtz

Gary Kurtz

Self - Film Producer

Jean-Pierre Vignau

Self - Stunt Coordinator

Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn

Self - Filmmaker

Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley

Self - Filmmaker

Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull

Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon

Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

Self - Painter (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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