Los Angeles Times, 11/21/1990, p.F1, "...Stirringly fine....DANCES WITH WOLVES is a clear-eyed vision....This is a film with a pure ring to it..."
Rolling Stone, 11/29/1990, p.120-1, "...The film is heartfelt and engrossing....DANCES WITH WOLVES is an epic that breathes. And it's a beauty..."
Premiere, 06/01/2003, p.97, "...[A] remarkable picture....[With] heart-stopping images of the American West..."
Entertainment Weekly, 05/23/2003, p.59, "...WOLVES is a filmmaking tour de force..."
Total Film, 05/01/2000, p.118, "...[With] fantastic photography....Genuinely epic in scope..."
Uncut, 12/01/2004, p.183, "Rich characterisations are balanced by awesome widescreen backdrops."
Directorial debut for Kevin Costner.
Won Best Picture and Best Director by the National Board of Review.
Box office gross was more than $175 million.
Filmed in South Dakota.
Copyright 1990 Tig Productions, Inc.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Kevin Costner - Star/Director, Jim Wilson - Producer
2. Dean Semler - Director of Photography, Neil Travis - Editor
Featurette - 1. CREATION OF AN EPIC
2. Making of Featurette
Music Video
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Text/Galleries:
Poster Gallery
Stills/Photos (with Introduction)
In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people.