from Orion Pictures
Directed by
Kevin Costner
Starring
Kevin Costner (Lieutenant Dunbar)
Mary McDonnell (Stands With a Fist)
Graham Greene (Kicking Bird)
Rodney A. Grant (Wind in His Hair)
Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Ten Bears)
Tantoo Cardinal (Black Shawl)
Robert Pastorelli (Timmons)
Charles Rocket (Lieutenant Elgin)
Maury Chaykin (Major Fambrough)
Jimmy Herman (Stone Calf)
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse (Smiles A Lot)
Michael Spears (Otter)
Jason R. Lone Hill (Worm)
Tony Pierce (Spivey)
Doris Leader Charge (Pretty Shield)
Tom Everett (Sergeant Pepper)
Larry Joshua (Sergeant Baker)
Kirk Baltz (Edwards)
Wayne Grace (Major)
Donald Hotton (General Tide)
Annie Costner (Christine)
Conor Duffy (Willie)
Elisa Daniel (Christine's Mother)
Percy White Plume (Big Warrior)
John Tail (Escort Warrior)
Steve Reevis (Sioux #1/Warrior #1)
Sheldon Wolfchild (Sioux #2/Warrior #2)
Wes Studi (Toughest Pawnee)
Buffalo Child (Pawnee #1)
Clayton Big Eagle (Pawnee #2)
Richard Leader Charge (Pawnee #3)
Redwing Ted Nez (Sioux Warrior)
Marvin Holy (Sioux Warrior)
Raymond Newholy (Sioux Courier)
David J. Fuller (Kicking Bird's Son)
Ryan White Bull (Kicking Bird's Eldest Son)
Otakuye Conroy (Kicking Bird's Daughter)
Maretta Big Crow (Village Mother)
Steven Chambers (Guard)
William H. Burton (General's Aide)
Bill W. Curry (Confederate Cavalryman)
Nick Thompson (Confederate Soldier)
Carter Hanner (Confederate Soldier)
Kent Hays (Wagon Driver)
Robert Goldman (Union Soldier)
Frank P. Costanza (Tucker)
James A. Mitchell (Ray)
R.L. Curtin (Ambush Wagon Driver)
Written by
Michael Blake
Rated: 
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 Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and careful, the love story between Costner and Mary McDonnell's character is captivating. Only the third-act portrait of white intruders as morons feels overbearing, but even that leads to a terribly moving conclusion. Costner's direction is assured, the balance of action and intimacy is perfect--what more could anyone want outside of an unqualified masterpiece?
1990
Academy Award®
Best Picture
Best Director - Kevin Costner
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with Wolves [CD]
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with Wolves [SACD]
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Dances
with Wolves
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with Wolves : The Illustrated Screenplay and Story Behind the
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