Dances With Wolves

Theatrical Release Date: 1990 11 09 (USA)

UPC: 883904221784

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Western Violence]

Summary: A historical drama about the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians, Kevin Costner's directorial debut was also a surprisingly popular hit, considering its length, period setting, and often somber tone. The film opens on a particularly dark note, as melancholy Union lieutenant John W. Dunbar attempts to kill himself on a suicide mission, but instead becomes an unintentional hero. His actions lead to his reassignment to a remote post in remote South Dakota, where he encounters the Sioux. Attracted by the natural simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to join them, taking on the name Dances with Wolves. Soon, Dances with Wolves has become a welcome member of the tribe and fallen in love with a white woman who has been raised amongst the tribe. His peaceful existence is threatened, however, when Union soldiers arrive with designs on the Sioux land. Some detractors have criticized the film's depiction of the tribes as simplistic; such objections did not dissuade audiences or the Hollywood establishment, however, which awarded the film seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Category: Western

Awards: Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts David Lean Award – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adapted Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Score – null 100 Greatest American Movies – American Film Institute Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Outstanding Individual Performance – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Director – National Board of Review Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America

Features: Disc 1:
Audio commentary with Kevin Costner and producer Jim Wilson
Audio commentary with director of photography Dean Semler and film editor Neil Travis
2 exclusive blu-ray in-feature experiences:
Military Rank and Social Hierachy Guide and Real History or Movie Make-Believe?
Disc 2:
A Day in the Life on the Western Frontier
Original Making-of Dances With Wolves
The Creation of an Epic: a retrospective documentary
Dances photo montage with introduction by photographer Bill Glass
Original theatrical trailer

Dances With Wolves

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/11/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null, DS Dolby Surround (4.0)

Runtime: 234 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Lucia Bozzola

Rather than play it safe for his directorial debut, Kevin Costner tackled an epic tale in a moribund genre, playing a U.S. Cavalry soldier who heads West to find himself in Dances With Wolves (1990). Shooting on location in South Dakota, Costner marshaled glorious vistas of open landscapes and a buffalo stampede to capture the mythic purity his Lt. Dunbar hopes to find at the frontier. Harking back to the cycle of revisionist westerns from the 1950s through the 1970s, Dunbar's intimate relationship with the Lakota Sioux tribe reverses Western stereotypes of "savage Indians" and "civilized whites"; Costner's attention to Sioux rituals and subtitled Lakota dialogue mirrors Dunbar's cultural conversion. Rather than becoming a Western hero because he brings civilization to the wild west, Dunbar's heroism lies in his "going native"--but even he is powerless in the face of encroaching white brutality. Overcoming negative publicity and mixed reviews that ranged from comparisons to John Ford to outright disdain, Dances With Wolves became a surprise hit, and received twelve Oscar nominations. With the Academy opting for New Age western myths over Goodfellas' gangster brutality, Costner beat out critical favorite Martin Scorsese for Best Director and Dances With Wolves became one of the few oaters to win Best Picture, spurring on the 1990s revival of the western as a viable Hollywood genre. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Doris Leader Charge  Actor 
Annie Costner  Actor 
Wayne Grace  Actor 
Jason R. Lone Hill  Actor 
James Mitchell  Actor 
David J. Fuller  Actor 
Donald Hotton  Actor 
Percy White Plume  Actor 
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild  Actor 
Kirk Baltz  Actor 
R.L. Curtin  Actor 
Carter Hanner  Actor 
Raymond Newholy  Actor 
Wes Studi  Actor 
Nick Thompson  Actor 
Clayton Big Eagle  Actor 
Buffalo Child  Actor 
Conor Duffy  Actor 
Steve Chambers  Actor 
Frank P. Costanza  Actor 
Robert Goldman  Actor 
Larry Joshua  Actor 
Steve Reevis  Actor 
Richard Leader Charge  Actor 
Bill W. Curry  Actor 
Michael Spears  Actor 
Chad Dowdell  Actor 
Maretta Big Crow  Actor 
Elise Daniel  Actor 
Kent Hays  Actor 
Redwing Ted Nez  Actor 
John Tail  Actor 
Billy Burton  Actor 
Otakuye Conroy  Actor 
Tom Everett  Actor 
Marvin Holy  Actor 
Tony Pierce  Actor 
Ryan White Bull  Actor 
Kevin Costner  Director 
Jim Wilson  Producer 
John Barry  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Blake  Screenwriter 
Jake Eberts  Executive Producer 
Derek Kavanagh  Producer 
Kevin Costner  Actor 
Mary McDonnell  Actor 
Graham Greene  Actor 
Rodney A. Grant  Actor 
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman  Actor 
Tantoo Cardinal  Actor 
Robert Pastorelli  Actor 
Charles Rocket  Actor 
Maury Chaykin  Actor 
Jimmy Herman  Actor 
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse  Actor 

Country: USA