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Dances with Wolves
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Dances with Wolves Directed by Kevin Costner
Produced by Jim Wilson
Kevin Costner
Written by Michael Blake
Narrated by Kevin Costner
Starring Kevin Costner
Mary McDonnell
Graham Greene
Rodney A. Grant
Music by John Barry
Cinematography Dean Semler
Editing by Neil Travis
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date(s) November 21, 1990
Running …show more content…
Country United States
United Kingdom
Language English
Lakota
Pawnee
Budget $22,000,000
Gross revenue $424,208,848
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film based on the book of the same name which tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota.
Developed by director/star Kevin Costner over five years, with a budget of only $18 million, the film has high production values[1] and won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.[2] Much of the dialogue is in the Lakota language with English subtitles. It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming.
It is considered one of the best films of the 1990s and is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood.
In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[3]
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
5 Awards and honors
6 Sequel
7 Historical …show more content…
In addition, McDonnell was extremely nervous about shooting her sex scene with Kevin Costner, requesting it be toned down to a more modest version than what was scripted.[4]
[edit] Reception
Defying expectation, Dances with Wolves proved instantly popular at the box office, eventually garnering $184 million in U.S. box office sales, and $424 million in total sales worldwide.[6] The film is often cited as a strong example of the Revisionist Western, given its sympathetic portrayal of American Indians and its sometimes villainous Union soldier characters. The movie won the Best Picture Academy Award against strong competition, notably including Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III.
Currently on Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a positive review score of 76%.[7] Because of the film's popular and lasting impact, the Sioux Nation adopted Costner as an honorary member.[8]
In 2007, the Library of Congress selected Dances with Wolves for preservation in the United States National Film
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Dances with Wolves Directed by Kevin Costner
Produced by Jim Wilson
Kevin Costner
Written by Michael Blake
Narrated by Kevin Costner
Starring Kevin Costner
Mary McDonnell
Graham Greene
Rodney A. Grant
Music by John Barry
Cinematography Dean Semler
Editing by Neil Travis
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date(s) November 21, 1990
Running …show more content…
Country United States
United Kingdom
Language English
Lakota
Pawnee
Budget $22,000,000
Gross revenue $424,208,848
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film based on the book of the same name which tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota.
Developed by director/star Kevin Costner over five years, with a budget of only $18 million, the film has high production values[1] and won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.[2] Much of the dialogue is in the Lakota language with English subtitles. It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming.
It is considered one of the best films of the 1990s and is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood.
In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[3]
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
5 Awards and honors
6 Sequel
7 Historical …show more content…
In addition, McDonnell was extremely nervous about shooting her sex scene with Kevin Costner, requesting it be toned down to a more modest version than what was scripted.[4]
[edit] Reception
Defying expectation, Dances with Wolves proved instantly popular at the box office, eventually garnering $184 million in U.S. box office sales, and $424 million in total sales worldwide.[6] The film is often cited as a strong example of the Revisionist Western, given its sympathetic portrayal of American Indians and its sometimes villainous Union soldier characters. The movie won the Best Picture Academy Award against strong competition, notably including Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III.
Currently on Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a positive review score of 76%.[7] Because of the film's popular and lasting impact, the Sioux Nation adopted Costner as an honorary member.[8]
In 2007, the Library of Congress selected Dances with Wolves for preservation in the United States National Film