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The cast here also includes Ian McNeice (No Escape, Longitude), Alec Newman (Greenwich Mean Time), Julie Cox (Felicia’s Journey, Death Machine), Saskia Reeves (The Bridge, Close My Eyes), and Giancarlo Giannini (Hannibal, A Walk In The Clouds). You can also see Hurt in such films as Sunshine, Dark City, Broadcast News, Altered States, Lost in Space. Hurt seems to be the anchor for this entire cast, sort of holding them all together with his very good performance. I don’t usually give much though to Hurt and his performances, but he is a very talented worker and as such, I wanted to draw some attention to his turn in Dune.

But since his role is expanded and offered more chance to shine, perhaps that is what fueled him to a better performance that Jurgen Prochnow, who played Leto in the Lynch version. Although the cast here is good, most of the performers fail to surpass their previous counterparts, but William Hurt gives a much superior turn as Duke Leto. This cast had a steep incline to deal with, as most of the roles here had been played in Lynch’s Dune, many played to almost perfection. If you’re a fan of the novel or feature film edition, then I recommend you give this adaptation a spin, it offers a lot more in terms of detail and is a very impressive overall production. The production design here is terrific however, with lush visuals and stunning location work, very impressive indeed. The cast of this edition had large boots to fill from Lynch’s version, but I feel the performances are very good, though not always on the same level, at least in a few cases. The added nuances and such power this feature to terrific ends, fans of the novel will be pleased I think, although some material is still left out, of course. This feature runs about four and a half hours, which allows for a wide scope and level of detail not seen in Lynch’s version, which was hindered by the producer’s wishes. But I watched of course and in truth, I loved this production and I am very much looking forward to the possible sequels. I had some doubts when I heard the Sci/Fi Channel was going to help produce a new edition of Dune, as most of these made for television projects seem to fall short…very short. This review covers the television adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, so if you want the David Lynch rendition, this is not the review you’ll want to read. But with danger and oppressive forces around each turn, can Paul realize his true destiny and if so, will even he be able to fulfill it in time? Soon Duke Leto Atreides (William Hurt) arrives with his family and in time, a chain of events unfolds that reveal his son, Paul (Alec Newman) as the potential messiah the people of Arrakis have been waiting for all these years.

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But they look toward an ancient prophecy for hope, as they believe a messiah will emerge to free them, so they continue to toil until that time arrives. The natives of Arrakis are pretty much slaves, who work to harvest the spice for others, who then profit from their laborious efforts. This desert laden landscape holds the power needed for interstellar space travel, in the form of the spice melange. The focus here is on the planet Arrakis, where the land seems desolate and sand covered, but the dunes conceal the real treasures to be found here.

Based on Frank Herbert’s masterpiece Dune, this television miniseries tells the story of greed, power, destruction, hope, and prophecies.

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