Dances with Wolves

PG-13

10/19/19903h 1m

Premiere Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Kevin Costner

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$22,000,000.00

Revenue:

$424,208,848.00

Key words:

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
powerful

Cast

Kevin Costner

~ as ~

Lieutenant Dunbar

Mary McDonnell

~ as ~

Stands With A Fist

Graham Greene

~ as ~

Kicking Bird

Rodney A. Grant

~ as ~

Wind In His Hair

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

~ as ~

Ten Bears

Tantoo Cardinal

~ as ~

Black Shawl

Robert Pastorelli

~ as ~

Timmons

Charles Rocket

~ as ~

Lieutenant Elgin

Maury Chaykin

~ as ~

Major Fambrough

Jimmy Herman

~ as ~

Stone Calf

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Reviews (3)

SB
Steve Butterworth
Written 8 year(s) ago
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One of my all-time favorite movies. I can't begin to remember how many times I've seen it. And I'll watch it again. Kevin Costner gives a compelling performance, but so does the entire cast. One gets a great sense of who the Lakota were and are. Respect.
Gimly
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
I watched the extended version of this film, and I just have to say, any film that can run for FOUR HOURS and not come out the other end as a boring pile of garbage, is worthy of some pretty serious praise. That said, Dances with Wolves is not really in my wheelhouse, and although it held my attention I can't see myself probably ever watching it again. Costner knows what he's about, and that's great, but a four-hour film about American history with strong romance elements is never going to blow me away.

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
There are two actor of recent years that I really struggle with. One is Tom Hanks, the other is Kevin Costner. His monotonic narrative as he conveys this story via his journal makes this otherwise breathtakingly beautiful story frequently a real plod. He is "Lt. Dunbar" who after a very close shave with the Confederate troops during the US Civil War is posted to a far outpost where he finds himself living a solitary existence with only a wolf ("Two Socks") for company. That is until a passing warrior gets a glimpse of him at his bath and runs a mile. What now ensues is a gently paced story depicting his developing relationship with his neighbouring Sioux tribe. This film features a memorable John Barry score to accompany some fine cinematography, and the efforts from Graham Greene ("Kicking Bird") and a slew of other native American actors is excellent. It's just Kevin. He was the power being the production, and certainly had some skill directing it - but his acting... It is so soporific. He simply doesn't convey well the senses of loneliness, fear and joy that his character experiences as he gradually becomes subsumed into a new - sometimes rather brutal - identity. The story demonstrates and exposes the prevailing attitudes of both cultures towards the other, of their suspicions and mistrust - and were the "Dunbar" role to have been portrayed by a more heavyweight screen presence, then we could have had a memorable movie rather than just a long one. It is still good, though - just could have been doing with more oomph from the star.