Dances with Wolves (1990)

03/30/1990 (GB) • 3h 1m

Adventure, Drama, Western

Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kevin Costner

Lieutenant Dunbar

Mary McDonnell

Stands With A Fist

Graham Greene

Kicking Bird

Rodney A. Grant

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Tantoo Cardinal

Black Shawl

Charles Rocket

Lieutenant Elgin

Maury Chaykin

Major Fambrough


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000.00

Revenue

$424,208,848.00

Keywords

friendship

mutiny

countryside

based on novel or book

unsociability

wolf

culture clash

self-discovery

freedom

desertion

language barrier

dakota

buffalo

native american

kansas, usa

sioux

tennessee

snow

pawnee tribe

19th century

lakota

bison

somber

early america

provocative

dramatic

intense

foreboding

harsh

powerful

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