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Dances with Wolves

  • 1990
  • PG-13
  • 3h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
313K
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Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
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A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.

  • Director
    • Kevin Costner
  • Writer
    • Michael Blake
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Mary McDonnell
    • Graham Greene
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    313K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,278
    200
    • Director
      • Kevin Costner
    • Writer
      • Michael Blake
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Mary McDonnell
      • Graham Greene
    • 718User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 7 Oscars
      • 55 wins & 41 nominations total

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    Top Cast59

    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Lieutenant Dunbar
    Mary McDonnell
    Mary McDonnell
    • Stands With A Fist
    Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    • Kicking Bird
    Rodney A. Grant
    Rodney A. Grant
    • Wind In His Hair
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    • Ten Bears
    • (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
    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
    Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
    • Smiles A Lot
    Michael Spears
    Michael Spears
    • Otter
    Jason R. Lone Hill
    • Worm
    Tony Pierce
    • Spivey
    Doris Leader Charge
    • Pretty Shield
    Tom Everett
    Tom Everett
    • Sergeant Pepper
    Larry Joshua
    Larry Joshua
    • Sergeant Bauer
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Edwards
    • Director
      • Kevin Costner
    • Writer
      • Michael Blake
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Because of the film's enormous success and sympathetic treatment of the Native Americans, the Lakota 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 with Ebert & Roeper: Jacob's Ladder/Waiting for the Light/Tune in Tomorrow.../Vincent & Theo (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Fire Dance
      By Peter Buffett

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    FAQ6

    • 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

    • 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
      • Danza con lobos
    • Filming locations
      • Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA(Fort Hays to Fort Sedgewick Wagon journey)
    • Production companies
      • Tig Productions
      • Majestic Films International
      • Allied Filmmakers
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 3h 1m(181 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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