In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people.
Directorial debut for Kevin Costner.
Won Best Picture and Best Director by the National Board of Review.
Box office gross was more than $175 million.
Filmed in South Dakota.
Copyright 1990 Tig Productions, Inc.
Review 1:
"...The film is heartfelt and engrossing....DANCES WITH WOLVES is an epic that breathes. And it's a beauty..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.120-1 11/29/1990
Review 2:
"...Stirringly fine....DANCES WITH WOLVES is a clear-eyed vision....This is a film with a pure ring to it..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 11/21/1990
Review 3:
"...[A] remarkable picture....[With] heart-stopping images of the American West..."
Source: Premiere
p.97 06/01/2003
Review 4:
"...WOLVES is a filmmaking tour de force..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.59 05/23/2003
Review 5:
"...[With] fantastic photography....Genuinely epic in scope..."
Source: Total Film
p.118 05/01/2000
Review 6:
"Rich characterisations are balanced by awesome widescreen backdrops."
Source: Uncut
p.183 12/01/2004
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