Actor Kevin Costner made his debut behind the camera--and won an Oscar for Best Director--with this celebrated epic. In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar (Costner) 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 (an excellent, Oscar-nominated Mary McDonnell) who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people. But his life with the Sioux is threatened when the Army appears, and Dunbar must decide where his loyalties truly lie. Co-starring Graham Greene, DANCES WITH WOLVES boasts seven Academy Award wins and another five nominations.
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.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Music Video
Featurette:
1. CREATION OF AN EPIC
2. Making of Featurette
Audio Commentary:
1. Kevin Costner - Star/Director, Jim Wilson - Producer
2. Dean Semler - Director of Photography, Neil Travis - Editor
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Text/Photo Galleries:
Poster Gallery
Stills/Photos (with Introduction)
Cinematographer
Dean Semler: Director Of Photography, STEALTH (2005)
Executive Producer
Jake Eberts:
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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:
"...WOLVES is a filmmaking tour de force..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.59 05/23/2003
Review 4:
"Rich characterisations are balanced by awesome widescreen backdrops."
Source: Uncut
p.183 12/01/2004
Review 5:
"...[With] fantastic photography....Genuinely epic in scope..."
Source: Total Film
p.118 05/01/2000
Review 6:
"...[A] remarkable picture....[With] heart-stopping images of the American West..."
Source: Premiere
p.97 06/01/2003