The City of Absurdity   D U N E
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  Cast

Francesca Annis: Lady Jessica
Leonardo Cimino: The Baron's Doctor
Brad Dourif: Piter De Vries
José Ferrer: Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
Linda Hunt: Shadout Mapes
Freddie Jones: Thufir Hawat
Richard Jordan: Duncan Idaho
Kyle MacLachlan: Paul Atreides
Virginia Madsen: Princess Irulan
Silvana Mangano: Reverend Mother Ramallo
Everett McGill: Stilgar
Kenneth McMillan: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Jack Nance: Nefud
Siân Phillips: Reverend Mother Gaius
Helen Mohiam
Jürgen Prochnow: Duke Leto Atreides
Paul Smith : The Beast Rabban
Patrick Stewart: Gurney Halleck
Sting: Feyd-Rautha
Dean Stockwell: Doctor Wellington Yueh
Max von Sydow: Doctor Kynes
Alicia Witt: Alia
Sean Young: Chani
Danny Corkill
Honorato Magaloni: Otheym
Judd Omen: Jamis
Molly Wryn: Harah
David Lynch: Spice Worker

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  Crew

A Dino De Laurentiis/Universal Production

Produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis
Associate Producer José Lopez Rodero

Written by David Lynch
based on the novel by Frank Herbert

Directed by David Lynch

Cinematography by Freddie Francis
Music by Toto (Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Steve Porcaro & Joseph Williams)
Prophecy Theme by Brian Eno, Roger Eno & Daniel Lanois
Additional Music by Marty Paich
Edited by Antony Gibbs
Production Design by Anthony Masters
Costume Design by Bob Ringwood

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  Other Crew

Pier Luigi Basile: art director
Donah Bassett: negative cutter
Giannetto De Rossi: creative make-up
Giorgio Desideri: set decorator
Frederick Elmes: photographer: second unit
Allyn Ferguson: additional orchestrator
Charles L. Finance: special effects
Mentor C. Huebner: storyboard artist
Jane Jenkins: casting
George Jenson: storyboard artist
Roy Larner: gaffer
José López Rodero: first assistant director
Steve Maslow: re-recording mixer (AAN)
John Matthews: best boy
Judith Miller: conceptual model builder
Ron Miller: production illustrator
Barry Nolan: special effects
Carlo Rambaldi: creature special effects
Robert Schaefer: title designer
Mark Siegel: puppeteer, creature-maker, sculptor, head of stillsuit construction
Alan Splet: sound effects
Bruno Van Zeebroeck: special effects
Kit West: special effects
Albert Whitlock: special effects
Gary Zink: special effects

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  Other Data

70 mm Todd-AO, Ratio 1:2,55 Technicolor, Dolby Stereo

Running Time: 141 minutes
Budget: $US 52 000 000
Location: Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City; Iztapalapa; Samalayuca Desert

Awards
Academy Awards - Nomination
Sound: Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll

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