Principal cast
Kevin Costner as Lieutenant Dunbar, Mary McDonnell as Stands With A Fist, Graham Greene as Kicking Bird, Rodney A. Grant as Wind In His Hair, and Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as Ten Bears
Film 75 of 244 on the Screen Path
Dances with Wolves
Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.
About the film
Dances with Wolves at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1990 film at stop 75 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Dean Semler (director of photography), Chip Masamitsu (editor), Neil Travis (editor), Steve Potter (editor), and William Hoy (editor)
- Director
- Kevin Costner
- Release
- 1990-11-09
- Runtime
- 181 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, and Western
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
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