Rent Dances with Wolves (1990)
3.8 of 5 from 280 ratings
2h 53min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Kevin Costner is Lt. John Dunbar who, as a reward for an act of heroism, chooses reassignment to the Western Frontier. Dunbar becomes caught between two worlds as he drawn into the loving and honourable folds of a Sioux tribe living in the Dakota territory. This powerful story follows Dunbar's romances and friendships with extraordinary race of people, and ultimately, the crucial decision he must make as white settlers continue their violent and ruthless journey into the lands of the Native Americans.
- Actors:
- Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal, Robert Pastorelli, Charles Rocket, Maury Chaykin, Jimmy Herman, Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, Michael Spears, Jason R. Lone Hill, Tony Pierce, Doris Leader Charge, Tom Everett, Larry Joshua, Kirk Baltz, Wayne Grace, Donald Hotton
- Directors:
- Kevin Costner
- Producers:
- Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson
- Writers:
- Michael Blake
- Others:
- John Barry, Dean Semler, Michael Blake, Neil Travis, Bill W Benton, Elsa Zamparelli, Frank Carrisosa, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill Benton, Russell Williams, Jeffrey Beecroft, Lisa Dean, Greg Watkins, Russell Williams II
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, A Brief History of Film Weddings: Part 1, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Ireland At the Oscars, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscars: Winners & Losers, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Martin Scorsese, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 1
- Awards:
1991 Berlinale Silver Bear For An Outstanding Single Achievement
1991 Oscar Best Music Original Score
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/10/2009
- Run Time:
- 181 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Bulgarian, Castillian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (2) of Dances with Wolves
Fantastic western Epic - Dances with Wolves review by GI
A rich and very rewarding film, epic in length and structure but with a beautiful story that incorporates romance and action and has deep thematic ideas around man's place in the world and the environment. Set in the 1860s this is the tory of John Dunbar (Kevin Costner), a Lieutenant in the army who after a suicidal act of gallantry during the American Civil War, chooses a posting on the western frontier where white man have yet to colonise. Finding his ramshackle post to be deserted Dunbar tries to adapt to the wilderness which begins to affect him spiritually. He soon attracts the attention of the Sioux Indians who live nearby and, his initial suspicions of them as potential murderous savages soon gives way to the realisation they are a gentle, happy and generous people who adopt him and where he finds peace and love. Unfortunately his past will soon catch up with him. There's been several key films that look at the plight of Native Americans and this is arguably the most famous and possibly significant. Yes it's a western by genre definition but a western that western haters love. It looks at the destructive nature of capitalism for profit and importantly that humanity needs to be a part of nature and not pillage it for selfish gain. As a story it's fantastic, lovingly directed by Costner, and with a great support cast that includes Mary McDonnell as a white woman rescued and raised by the Sioux. A warm, exciting and at times very moving and tense film that everyone will love. If you haven't seen this then I can't recommend it highly enough. If you have but its been awhile then seek it out and be reminded just what a great film experience this is. (Check out the Director's Cut, it has additional and very interesting scenes)
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Clichéd, overly long with poor acting. - Dances with Wolves review by CP Customer
This was one of those films I had put off viewing for years, but in hindsight I wish I had continued to put it off. This is the exact type of film which demonstrates just how pointless the Oscar awards are. The story is overly long and fairly dull, the acting is sub-standard and it manages pack in every western cliché in the book.
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