I 'Dune - the desert planet' the young prince Paul Atreides travels with his father, Duke Leto Atreides, to the desert planet Dune, where the valuable substance melange, which is used for space travel among other things, is produced. The evil Emperor Shaddam IV hires a group of brutal barbarians, the Harkonnens, to kill Leto, thus making Paul an outlaw—though with an army of local soldiers backing him. This is how the space revolution begins in Lynch's baroque sci-fi epic, based on Frank Herbert's 1965 bestseller. Experience, among other things, retro effects of the old-school, gigantic sandworms, and a semi-naked Sting—all wrapped in an intense 80s soundtrack by Toto and Brian Eno. David Lynch distanced himself from the film after its 1984 premiere due to the lack of final-cut, and it still stands as Lynch's least personal film. Original title Dune Danish title Dune - ørkenplaneten Director David Lynch Screenplay David Lynch Source material Frank Herbert's novel "Dune". Producer Raffaella De Laurentiis Cinematography Freddie Francis Editing Antony Gibbs Composer Toto Set design Anthony Masters Cast Kyle MacLachlan, Jurgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow Country of production USA Production companies Universal Danish distribution United International Pictures Technical data 35 mm, 2.35:1 Scope, Color, Dolby stereo Danish theatrical release 22.02.1985 Rating Forbidden for children under 16 years