House Harkonnen is one of the great houses in the Dune universe. It is a part of the Lansraad and, as shown in the first book of the series and in the two first movies, has a deadly rivalry with ...

With the young Paul Atreides as the main protagonist of the Dune movies, he is in direct opposition to House Harkonnen, who seek to overthrow House Atreides to regain control of the planet Arrakis.