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Dances with Wolves

  • 19901990
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 3h 1m
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8.0/10
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Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Native Americans, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Native Americans, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Native Americans, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.

IMDb RATING
8.0/10
260K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,123
44
  • Director
    • Kevin Costner
  • Writer
    • Michael Blake(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Mary McDonnell
    • Graham Greene
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kevin Costner
  • Writer
    • Michael Blake(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Mary McDonnell
    • Graham Greene
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 528User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #249
    • Won 7 Oscars
      • 51 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Kevin Costner and Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves (1990)
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    Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell in Dances with Wolves (1990)
    Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
    Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
    Mary McDonnell in Dances with Wolves (1990)
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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Lieutenant Dunbaras Lieutenant Dunbar
    Mary McDonnell
    Mary McDonnell
    • Stands With A Fistas Stands With A Fist
    Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    • Kicking Birdas Kicking Bird
    Rodney A. Grant
    Rodney A. Grant
    • Wind In His Hairas Wind In His Hair
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    • Ten Bearsas Ten Bears
    • (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
    Tantoo Cardinal
    Tantoo Cardinal
    • Black Shawlas Black Shawl
    Robert Pastorelli
    Robert Pastorelli
    • Timmonsas Timmons
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Lieutenant Elginas Lieutenant Elgin
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Major Fambroughas Major Fambrough
    Jimmy Herman
    Jimmy Herman
    • Stone Calfas Stone Calf
    Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
    • Smiles A Lotas Smiles A Lot
    Michael Spears
    Michael Spears
    • Otteras Otter
    Jason R. Lone Hill
    • Wormas Worm
    Tony Pierce
    • Spiveyas Spivey
    Doris Leader Charge
    • Pretty Shieldas Pretty Shield
    Tom Everett
    Tom Everett
    • Sergeant Pepperas Sergeant Pepper
    Larry Joshua
    Larry Joshua
    • Sergeant Baueras Sergeant Bauer
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Edwardsas Edwards
    • Director
      • Kevin Costner
    • Writer
      • Michael Blake(screenplay by) (based on his novel)
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    Storyline

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    Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways. —Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>
    • friendship
    • native american
    • wolf
    • frontier
    • native american chief
    • 232 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because of the film's enormous success and sympathetic treatment of the Native Americans, the Sioux Nation adopted Kevin Costner as an honorary member.
    • Goofs
      Electric power lines are visible during the buffalo hunt.
    • Quotes

      Wind In His Hair: [in Lakota; subtitled] Dances with Wolves! I am Wind In His Hair. Do you see that I am your friend? Can you see that you will always be my friend?

    • Alternate versions
      The 236-minute "extended version" or "Director's Cut" has been released on home video, altering the movie as such:
      • 38 x new scene
      • 15 x extended scene
      • 12 x alternative footage
      • 5 x alternative text
      • 1 x new text
      • 3 x postponed scene
      • 3 x altered arrangement of scenes
      • 3 x shortened scene.
      There is also a 233-minute version which cuts out the 3 minute Intermission at around 133 min featuring John Barry music.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Jacob's Ladder/Waiting for the Light/Tune in Tomorrow.../Vincent & Theo (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Fire Dance
      By Peter Buffett

    User reviews528

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    Top review
    10/10
    Magnificent
    Dances With Wolves is three hours long, but that is not long enough, it is so wonderful. It is set in the Civil War-era prairie, and it captures the encounter between a white man and a Sioux tribe. However, it is timeless. It is romantic, adventurous, active, comical, tragic, and educational. It demonstrates the color of one race and the cruelty of another. It forces us to view our own culture with a different eye. It features redemption, nay, salvation. The camera captures the prairie beautifully, the bluest of blue skies and the whitest and puffiest of white clouds, the most colorful of colorful ground, the roundest of rolling hills, and the largest of buffalo herds. This movie was a risky project. The story and the symbolism is simple, but it was filmed and performed masterfully. It deserved the seven Academy Awards it received and then some. A must-see masterpiece. Ten out of ten does no justice. See for yourself.
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    FAQ9

    • Is this based on any real facts? Did any European person live with natives as one of them?
    • Is it true that around that time the Sioux tribe was finished? Are the buffalo extinct?
    • Why did Major Fambrough act so strangely?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sioux
      • Pawnee
    • Also known as
      • Khiêu Vũ Với Bầy Sói
    • Filming locations
      • Black Hills, South Dakota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Tig Productions
      • Majestic Films International
      • Allied Filmmakers
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $184,208,848
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $598,257
      • Nov 11, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $424,208,848
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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