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- Baron Harkonnen is portrayed by Kenneth McMillan in David Lynch 's 1984 film Dune. Ian McNeice plays the role in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its sequel, 2003's Children of Dune. Harkonnen is portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune and its 2024 sequel Dune: Part Two.
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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen : No Atreides shall live. Piter De Vries : My lord, you gave your word to the witch, and she sees too much.
Oct 22, 2021 · Dune: Part One: Directed by Denis Villeneuve. With Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa. A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
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Greed and tyranny personified, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a force of malevolence, determined to feed his addiction to brutality. A gravity-defying monster of a man, gliding through the air like a phantom, the imposing figurehead of House Harkonnen ensures his family stands in stark opposition to House Atreides, ruling through fear, and determined ...
Early History
Little is known at this moment about Vladimir's early history or how he — and House Harkonnen — came to reside over Arrakis. It is known, however, that during his reign Vladimir made an enemy of the Frementhrough his violent tendencies and activities surrounding the spice harvesting upon Arrakis.
Removal from Arrakis
Some years after their instillation upon Arrakis, Vladimir and House Harkonnen are removed from the planet by royal decree of the Emperor. Vladimir wilfully removes his troops from the planet, but unbeknownst to the rest of the Landsraad, Vladimir had made a deal with the Emperor that would see him usurp Atreides from Arrakis with the aid of the Sardaukar. After House Atreides leaves for Arrakis, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam visits Vladimir and confirms the Emperor's support for the...
Attack on Arrakeen
Only days after their arrival on Arrakis and their settling in Arrakeen, Vladimir executes his attack after the walls around Arrakeen are lowered by Wellington Yeuh. Hundreds of Atreides soldiers are killed and Arrakeen is destroyed. When Leto is brought before Vladimir by Yueh — who believes he will be reunited with his wife for his actions — Vladimir decapitates him, citing that he is reuniting him with his wife in death. Gloating about his victory and taunting Leto about the downfall of th...
Vladimir Harkonnen is adapted from the character of the same name from the original Dune novel. Unlike in the book and prior adaptations, he is not killed by Alia Atreides but is instead killed by Paul Atreides.
Oct 21, 2021 · Mamma Mia! That's Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård playing the 600-pound villain Baron Harkonnen in the sci-fi epic "Dune." Here's how he got there.
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- Bryan Alexander
Oct 29, 2021 · Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . The Baron of House Harkonnen, which ruled Arrakis for 80 years and reaped the benefits of spice production before being forced out by the Empire.
As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
