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About
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Theatrical
Nov 21, 1990
Box Office
$424.2M
Budget
$22.0M
Return
19.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 17, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Michael Blake
Producers
Music
Studio
Tig Productions, Majestic Films International, Allied Filmmakers
Cast
Full credits →K
Kevin Costner
Lieutenant Dunbar
M
Mary McDonnell
Stands With A Fist
G
Graham Greene
Kicking Bird
R
Rodney A. Grant
Wind In His Hair
F
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Ten Bears
T
Tantoo Cardinal
Black Shawl
R
Robert Pastorelli
Timmons
C
Charles Rocket
Lieutenant Elgin
M
Maury Chaykin
Major Fambrough
J
Jimmy Herman
Stone Calf
N
Nathan Lee Chasing Horse
Smiles A Lot
M
Michael Spears
Otter
T
Tony Pierce
Spivey
T
Tom Everett
Sergeant Pepper
L
Larry Joshua
Sergeant Bauer
K
Kirk Baltz
Edwards
W
Wayne Grace
Major
D
Donald Hotton
General Tide
A
Annie Costner
Christine
S
Steve Reevis
Sioux #1 / Warrior #1
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*] and ] All the Real Indians Died Off : And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans (2016)
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Misconceptions About Native Peoples in Media
Quotes about Dances with Wolves
Five hundred years later, Native peoples are still fighting to protect their lands and their rights to exist as distinct political communities and individuals. Most US citizens knowledge about Indians is inaccurate, distorted, or limited to elementary-school textbooks, cheesy old spaghetti westerns, or more contemporary films like Dances with Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans.
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