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Dances with Wolves (1990) -- Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   62,664 votes
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Director:
Kevin Costner
Writers (WGA):
Michael Blake (screenplay)
Michael Blake (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 November 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered. more
Plot:
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 20 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(51 articles)
Kevin Costner
 (From Celebrity Bio Examiner. 13 June 2009, 4:44 PM, PDT)

Movie News Wrap Up: May 25, 2009
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User Comments:
Hard to believe more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
181 min | USA:224 min (extended version) | USA:236 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Sioux | Pawnee
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Director Kevin Reynolds received "special thanks" in the credits due to his helping Kevin Costner direct the famous buffalo hunt scene. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Three birds flying over are identified as geese. They are, in fact, cranes. more
Quotes:
Toughest Pawnee: Only a white man would make a fire for everyone to see.
Pawnee #1: Maybe there's more than one.
Pawnee #2: There may be three or four.
Toughest Pawnee: I know three or four who will not be making the trip home.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "King of the Hill: Dances with Dogs (#7.5)" (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Fire Dance more

FAQ

When John Dunbar is sent to Fort Hays after his suicide attempt, what is the meaning of his senior officer saying to him "I have just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it."
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218 out of 313 people found the following comment useful:-
Hard to believe, 27 November 2003
10/10
Author: pedrocy2000

It's hard for me to believe this movie is not in the top 250 on IMBD all time list. Without question my favorite movie. We live in a strange world when Pulp Fiction ranks #18, and Dances with Wolves just misses the top 250. Maybe people thought the movie was too long. I thought it was too short if anything. I wish they would have gone on forever. What an incredible story. The way Costner continued to get closer and closer to the Indians way masterfuly done.

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