Overview
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.
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Cast
 
                    Kevin Costner
Lieutenant Dunbar
 
                    Mary McDonnell
Stands With A Fist
 
                    Graham Greene
Kicking Bird
 
                    Rodney A. Grant
Wind In His Hair
 
                    Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Ten Bears
 
                    Tantoo Cardinal
Black Shawl
 
                    Robert Pastorelli
Timmons
 
                    Charles Rocket
Lieutenant Elgin
 
                    Maury Chaykin
Major Fambrough
 
                    Jimmy Herman
Stone Calf
 
                    Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
Smiles A Lot
 
                    Michael Spears
Otter
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                    Dances with Wolves (1990) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
 
                    
                    Dances With Wolves
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                    Reviews
Steve Butterworth
One of my all-time favorite movies. I can't begin to remember how many times I've seen it. And I'll watch it again. Kevin Costner gives a compelling performance, but so does the entire cast. One gets a great sense of who the Lakota were and are. Respect.
Apr 17, 2017Gimly
I watched the extended version of this film, and I just have to say, any film that can run for FOUR HOURS and not come out the other end as a boring pile of garbage, is worthy of some pretty serious praise. That said, _Dances with Wolves_ is not really in my wheelhouse, and although it held my attention I can't see myself probably ever watching it again. Costner knows what he's about, and that's great, but a four-hour film about American history with strong romance elements is nev...
Dec 28, 2019CinemaSerf
There are two actor of recent years that I really struggle with. One is Tom Hanks, the other is Kevin Costner. His monotonic narrative as he conveys this story via his journal makes this otherwise breathtakingly beautiful story frequently a real plod. He is "Lt. Dunbar" who after a very close shave with the Confederate troops during the US Civil War is posted to a far outpost where he finds himself living a solitary existence with only a wolf ("Two Socks") for company. That i...
Aug 26, 2023 
             
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                    