Synopsis
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) is a 1h 27min documentary feature film by Frank Pavich. In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's in... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2013).
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Festival History
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 - Carte blanche à une personnalité suisse: Dexter Maurer
- Calgary Underground Film Festival 2014 generic - Documentary Feature ★ Jury Award, Best Documentary Feature
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2014 generic - Premio Urania
- BFI London Film Festival 2013 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2013 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2013
- Telluride Film Festival 2013 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2013 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | August 30, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 4, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Australia | May 13, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Japan | June 14, 2014 |
| Theatrical | France | March 16, 2016 |
| Television | Germany | February 15, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Italy | September 6, 2021 |
| Television | Finland | November 27, 2024 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
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| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Frank Pavich |
| Cast | Alejandro Jodorowsky (Self - Writer / Filmmaker), Michel Seydoux (Self - Film Producer), Chris Foss (Self - Artist), H. R. Giger (Self - Artist), Jean-Paul Gibon (Self - Film Producer), Brontis Jodorowsky (Self - Actor), Amanda Lear (Self - Singer / Dali's Muse), Christian Wander (Self - Singer), Devin Faraci (Self - Film Critic), Diane O'Bannon (Self - O'Bannon's Widow), Drew McWeeny (Self - Film Critic), Gary Kurtz (Self - Film Producer), Jean-Pierre Vignau (Self - Stunt Coordinator), Nicolas Winding Refn (Self - Filmmaker), Richard Stanley (Self - Filmmaker), Douglas Trumbull (Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)), Dan O'Bannon (Self - V/FX Artist (voice) (archive footage)), Salvador Dalí (Self - Painter (archive footage)), Orson Welles (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)), Mick Jagger, Christian Vander (Self - Singer) |
| Producer | Frank Pavich, Stephen Scarlata, Travis Stevens |
| Executive producer | Donald Rosenfeld |
| Cinematography | David Cavallo |
| Editing | Alex Ricciardi, Paul Docherty |
| Music | Kurt Stenzel |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
