Dances with wolves / Tig Productions presents ; screenplay by Michael Blake ; produced by Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner ; directed by Kevin Costner.
Material type:
FilmLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Series: MGM DVDPublisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [2010]Distributor: [Beverly Hills, California] : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2010]Edition: 20th anniversary; widescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (181 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Dakota Indians -- South Dakota -- Drama
- Indian women -- Drama
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Drama
- Sioux Nation -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama
- United States -- Territorial expansion -- Drama
- Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Neil Travis ; music, John Barry ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft ; costume designer, Elsa Zamparelli.
- Winner of seven Academy Awards (1991), including Best Directing and Best Picture
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital surround sound, 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound; dual layer.
In English or French, with optional Spanish subtitles and English for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned in English.
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal, Jimmy Herman.
Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Neil Travis ; music, John Barry ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft ; costume designer, Elsa Zamparelli.
Based on the novel by Michael Blake.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Winner of seven Academy Awards (1991), including Best Directing and Best Picture
Sent to protect a US outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar finds himself alone in the vast wilderness. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared. But when the encroaching US Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a choice, one that will forever change his destiny and that of a proud and defiant nation.