Dune

"A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then that it is the year 10191. The known universe is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, my father. In this time, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice melange. The spice extends life, the spice expands consciousness, the spice is vital to space travel. The spacing Guild and its navigators, who the spice has mutated, over 4000 years, use the orange spice gas, which gives them the ability to fold space. that is, travel to any part of the universe without moving... Oh yes! I forgot to tell you, the spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe. A desolate dry planet, with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a Messiah, who would lead them to true freedom. The planet is Arrakis, also known as, DUNE.

David Lynch's massive epic based on Frank Herbert's cult novel features some of the most spectacular sets ever built, and special effects from triple Oscar winner Carlo Rambaldi. It is a world of menace, grandeur and intrigue. The Planet Dune - 10,000 years into the future; giant mile-long sandworms guard its most precious and priceless asset, the spice Melange, which permits travel through Time and Space. Whoever controls the spice and its secret controls the Universe. An epic conflict grips the Galaxy as Paul Atreides leads his people into combat against the evil Harkonnens for possession of the planet. But, on Dune, Paul discovers that he has an even greater destiny to fulfil."

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Star Wars Origins - Frank Herbert's Dune

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Dune (Mini Series) (2000)
Children of Dune (Mini Series) (2003)

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