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 among other things for space travel, is produced. The evil emperor Shaddam IV, however, enlists a group of brutal barbarians, the Harkonnens, to kill Leto and thereby leave Paul homeless — though with an army of local soldiers behind him. Thus begins the space revolution in Lynch's baroque sci-fi epic, based on Frank Herbert's 1965 bestseller. Experience, among other things, retro effects of old-school style, gigantic sandworms, and a scantily clad Sting — all wrapped in a heavy 80s soundtrack by Toto and Brian Eno. David Lynch distanced himself from the film after its premiere in 1984 due to 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 Art direction: 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 cinema premiere: 22.02.1985 Rating: Not recommended for children under 16 years