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Dances with Wolves

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7.8/10 • 4.3K

1990-03-303h 1m

AdventureDramaWestern

Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

Directors
Kevin Costner
Editors
Chip Masamitsu

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  1. Kevin Costner

    Kevin Costner

    Lieutenant Dunbar

  2. Mary McDonnell

    Mary McDonnell

    Stands With A Fist

  3. Graham Greene

    Graham Greene

    Kicking Bird

  4. Rodney A. Grant

    Rodney A. Grant

    Wind In His Hair

  5. Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

    Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

    Ten Bears

  6. Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    Black Shawl

  7. Robert Pastorelli

    Robert Pastorelli

    Timmons

  8. Charles Rocket

    Charles Rocket

    Lieutenant Elgin

  9. Maury Chaykin

    Maury Chaykin

    Major Fambrough

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Steve Butterworth

Apr 17, 2017

One of my all-time favorite movies. I can't begin to remember how many times I've seen it. And I'll watch it again. Kevin Costner gives a compelling performance, but so does the entire cast. One gets a great sense of who the Lakota were and are. Respect.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$22,000,000.00
Revenue
$424,208,848.00
Keywords
friendshipmutinycountrysidebased on novel or bookunsociabilitywolfculture clashself-discoveryfreedomdesertionlanguage barrierdakotabuffalonative americankansas, usasiouxtennesseesnowpawnee tribe19th centurylakotabisonearly america