Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves (1990)

15
08/02/1991 (GB)
Adventure, Drama, Western
3h 1m

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.

  • Kevin CostnerDirector
  • Michael BlakeScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $22,000,000

  • Revenue

    $424,208,848

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

Top Billed Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Lieutenant Dunbar

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

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Graham Greene

Graham Greene

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Rodney A. Grant

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Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Ten Bears

Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

Black Shawl

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Timmons

Charles Rocket

Charles Rocket

Lieutenant Elgin

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Major Fambrough

Jimmy Herman

Jimmy Herman

Stone Calf

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