The series was also praised by several critics, including Kim Newman. The miniseries are two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel.įrank Herbert's Dune won two Emmy Awards in 2001 for Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a miniseries or movie, and was nominated for a third Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing. Ī 2003 sequel miniseries titled Frank Herbert's Children of Dune continues the story, adapting the second and third novels in the series (1969's Dune Messiah and its 1976 sequel Children of Dune). It was released on DVD in 2001 by Artisan Entertainment, with an extended director's cut appearing in 2002. It was first broadcast in the United States on December 3, 2000, on the Sci Fi Channel.
Frank Herbert's Dune was produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment, Blixa Film Produktion, and Victor Television Productions. The miniseries was shot in Univisium (2.00:1) aspect ratio, although it was broadcast in 1.78:1. The cast includes Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William Hurt as Duke Leto Atreides, and Saskia Reeves as Lady Jessica, as well as Ian McNeice as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and Giancarlo Giannini as the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. It was written and directed by John Harrison. Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part science fiction television miniseries based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.
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