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Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed and produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet ...
Dillwyn Miles (25 May 1915 – 1 August 2007) was a Welsh writer. Miles was born in Newport, Pembrokeshire and baptised William James Dillwyn Miles. He became in 1932 the youngest clerk of a parish council in the country, following the death of his father. While still underage he was elected a burgess and was to serve as Mayor of Newport three ...
Miles of Gloucester. Miles FitzWalter of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (died 24 December 1143) ( alias Miles of Gloucester [1]) was a great magnate based in the west of England. He was hereditary Constable of England [a] and Sheriff of Gloucestershire . He inherited vast landholdings in Wales from his wife Sibyl de Neufmarché (whose father ...
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior British Conservative politician of the 1930s. He held several senior ministerial posts during this time, most notably ...
Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the prequel film trilogy, first appearing in Attack of the Clones (2002) and then returning in Revenge of the Sith (2005). He is portrayed by Christopher Lee in both films, and is voiced by Corey Burton in most of the video games ...
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, and many invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...
500 Miles. " 500 Miles " (also known as " 500 Miles Away from Home " or " Railroaders' Lament ") is a song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.
Character. Actor. Description. Count Dracula. Keith-Lee Castle. Count Dracula is a 600-year-old vampire who has emigrated to England from Transylvania with his two children, Ingrid and Vlad, to escape a torch-wielding "angry peasant mob". Although one of the world's most powerful vampires, he has nevertheless decided to keep a low profile.