Dune: Book vs. Movie
Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film Dune adapts the first part of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. Paul Atreides accompanies his family to Arrakis, where control of the spice trade makes their new position a dangerous one.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Frank Herbert
- Year
- 1965
- Pages
- 896Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 21 hr 2 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Scott Brick, see all
- Series
- Dune, book 1
Control of Arrakis means control of the spice on which an interstellar empire depends, and House Atreides has been ordered to take possession of the planet. Amid rival families, religious schemes, and the desert people’s struggle for their home, young Paul Atreides begins to discover abilities that could make him a powerful instrument in other people’s plans.
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Writer
- Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 2 hr 35 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem
- Genre
- action, Adventure, science fiction, speculative fiction
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Paul Atreides dreams of a young woman in a desert before his family is sent to govern Arrakis, the empire’s source of spice. As his father tries to establish authority on the hostile planet, Paul’s training and visions offer troubling glimpses of a future approaching through betrayal, warfare, and the people who call the desert home.
Every movie of this book
- 1DuneMovie · 2021You are here
- 1
DuneDune: Part Two · Movie · 2024Details
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Writer
- Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 2 hr 46 min
- Cast
- Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem
Paul and his mother seek refuge with the Fremen after the destruction of House Atreides. Learning to fight beside Chani, Paul joins attacks on the Harkonnens’ spice operations, but growing belief in him as a prophesied leader threatens to turn his search for revenge into the devastating future he has seen in visions.
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