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Dances with Wolves (1990) -- Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.
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Michael Blake (screenplay)
Michael Blake (novel)
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Release Date:
21 November 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered. more
Plot:
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 20 nominations more
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Runtime:
181 min | USA:224 min (extended version) | USA:236 min (director's cut)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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To prevent any possible animal cruelty Kevin Costner's Tig Productions spent $250,000 on animatronic buffalo to be used in the climactic buffalo hunt. more
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Anachronisms: When Dunbar is dragging a dead deer out the pond at Ft. Sedgwick, there are tire tracks in the hillside in the background. more
Quotes:
Major Fambrough: You wish to see the frontier?
John Dunbar: Yes sir, before it's gone.
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Soundtrack:
Fire Dance more

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When John Dunbar is sent to Fort Hays after his suicide attempt, what is the meaning of his senior officer saying to him "I have just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it."
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250 out of 351 people found the following review useful.
Hard to believe, 27 November 2003
10/10
Author: pedrocy2000

It's hard for me to believe this movie is not in the top 250 on IMBD all time list. Without question my favorite movie. We live in a strange world when Pulp Fiction ranks #18, and Dances with Wolves just misses the top 250. Maybe people thought the movie was too long. I thought it was too short if anything. I wish they would have gone on forever. What an incredible story. The way Costner continued to get closer and closer to the Indians way masterfuly done.

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