Kevin Costner
Lieutenant John Dunbar/Dances with Wolves
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Nov 21, 1990 · Kevin Costner stars as a Civil War veteran who befriends a Sioux tribe and a wolf in this epic film. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (291K)
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Kevin Costner
- 1990-11-21
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film starring, directed, and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 novel Dances with Wolves, by Michael Blake, that tells the story of Union Army Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Costner), who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and who meets a group of Lakota.
During the Civil War, a lone lieutenant at a Union outpost in the Dakota territories develops tenuous but satisfying relationships with a cautious wolf and a proud Sioux tribe. 11,691 IMDb 8.0 3 h 1 min 1990. X-Ray PG-13. Western · Adventure · Ambitious · Stunning.
- 181 min
The movie began as a script idea by Michael Blake, who later turned it into a novel at Costner’s suggestion and adapted the screenplay from his novel. Dances With Wolves was selected in 2007 for preservation in the National Film Registry. Production notes and credits
- Pat Bauer
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A western epic starring Kevin Costner as a Civil War soldier who joins a Lakota tribe. Read critics' reviews, ratings, and watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- History, Drama, Western
- PG-13
