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Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe, but his knowledge of...

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Uniform Title:	Dances with wolves (Motion picture) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Barry, John, 1933-2011 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Tig Productions Majestic Films and Television International MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Costner, Kevin (Producer, Director, Actor) Wilson, Jim (James A.) (Producer) Blake, Michael, 1945-2015 (Screenwriter) McDonnell, Mary (Actor) Greene, Graham, 1952- (Actor) Grant, Rodney A. (Actor) Westerman, Floyd Red Crow, 1936-2007 (Actor) Cardinal, Tantoo (Actor) Herman, Jimmy (Actor) Pastorelli, Robert, 1954-2004 (Actor) Rocket, Charles, 1949-2005 (Actor) Joshua, Larry, 1952- (Actor) Pierce, Tony (Tony E.) (Actor) Everett, Tom (Actor) Chaykin, Maury (Actor) Semler, Dean, 1943- (Cinematographer) Travis, Neil, 1936-2012 (Film editor) Zamparelli, Elsa (Costume designer) Beecroft, Jeffrey (Production designer)
Language:	English North American Indian (Other) French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English, Sioux, and Pawnee dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[Santa Monica, Calif.] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:	Special edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Blake, Michael, > 1945-2015 > Film adaptations. Blake, Michael, > 1945-2015. Dakota people > South Dakota > Drama. Indigenous women > Drama. Indigenous peoples of North America > Great Plains > Drama. Dakota Indians. Indian women. Indians of North America. Man-woman relationships. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Sioux Nation > Drama. United States > History > 19th century > Drama. West (U.S.) > History > 19th century > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. Great Plains. South Dakota. United States. West United States. Sioux Nation. 1800 - 1899 Feature films > United States. Historical > Feature. Feature films. Historical films. Western films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. History.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films Historical Feature films. Historical films. Western films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 236 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe, but his knowledge of their ultimate fate forces him to make a crucial decision.
Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. Based on the novel by Michael Blake. Special features: extended version with never-before-seen additional scenes; audio commentary with Kevin Costner and producer Jim Wilson; second audio commentary with the director of photography and the editor; "The creation of an epic" retrospective documentary; original making-of featurette; original music video; "Dances" photo montage with introduction by Ben Glass; poster gallery; TV spots; original theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AN6 D0024545 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
Awards:	Academy Awards, USA, 1991: Oscar - Best Cinematography (Dean Semler); Best Director (Kevin Costner); Best Film Editing (Neil Travis); Best Music, Original Score (John Barry); Best Picture (Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner); Best Sound (Russell Williams II, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Michael Blake).
ISBN:	079285568X 9780792855682
Credits:	Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Neil Travis ; music, John Barry ; costume designer, Elsa Zamparelli ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft ; executive producer, Jake Eberts.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital, 5.1 Dolby surround; 16:9 widescreen version 2.35:1.
Cast:	Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal, Jimmy Herman, Robert Pastorelli, Charles Rocket, Larry Joshua, Tony Pierce, Tom Everett, Maury Chaykin.