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Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 30, 2013

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

78%

Original Title

Jodorowsky's Dune

Production Companies

Snowfort Pictures, Caméra One, Endless Picnic

Director

Frank Pavich

Revenue

$662,736

Description

Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.