Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film based on the book of the same name which tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post. He eventually befriends a local Sioux tribe. Developed by director/star Kevin Costner over five years, the film (released November 9, 1990) has high production values and won 7 Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture ...
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film based on the book of the same name which tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post. He eventually befriends a local Sioux tribe. Developed by director/star Kevin Costner over five years, the film (released November 9, 1990) has high production values and won 7 Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. Much of the dialogue is in the Lakota language with English subtitles. It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming.
In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The film opens during the American Civil War at St. David's Field, Tennessee in 1863. In a Union Army Field Hospital, First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) learns that his injured leg is to be amputated. Seeing the plight...
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