Dances with Wolves
Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.
1990
Rated
PG-13
181
minutes
Adventure, Drama, Western
Directed By:
Kevin Costner
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.
Language
English
Release Date
March 30, 1990
Budget
$22,000,000
Revenue
$424,200,000
Academy Awards
Best Original Score
Best Sound
Best Picture
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Director
Golden Globe Awards
Best Screenplay
Cast
Kevin Costner
Lieutenant Dunbar
Mary McDonnell
Stands With A Fist
Graham Greene
Kicking Bird
Rodney A. Grant
Wind In His Hair
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Ten Bears
Tantoo Cardinal
Black Shawl
Robert Pastorelli
Timmons
Charles Rocket
Lieutenant Elgin
Maury Chaykin
Major Fambrough
Jimmy Herman
Stone Calf
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
Smiles A Lot
Michael Spears
Otter
Jason R. Lone Hill
Worm
Tony Pierce
Spivey
Doris Leader Charge
Pretty Shield
Tom Everett
Sergeant Pepper
Larry Joshua
Sergeant Bauer
Kirk Baltz
Edwards
Wayne Grace
Major
Donald Hotton
General Tide
Annie Costner
Christine
Conor Duffy
Willie
Elisa Daniel
Christine's Mother
Percy White Plume
Big Warrior
John Tail
Escort Warrior
Steve Reevis
Sioux #1 / Warrior #1
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild
Sioux #2 / Warrior #2
Wes Studi
Toughest Pawnee
Buffalo Child
Pawnee #1
Clayton Big Eagle
Pawnee #2
Richard Leader Charge
Pawnee #3
Redwing Ted Nez
Sioux Warrior
Marvin Holy
Sioux Warrior
Raymond Newholy
Sioux Courier
David J. Fuller
Kicking Bird's Son
Ryan White Bull
Kicking Bird's Eldest Son
Otakuye Conroy
Kicking Bird's Daughter
Maretta Big Crow
Village Mother
Steven Chambers
Guard
William H. Burton Jr.
General's Aide
Bill W. Curry
Confederate Cavalryman
Nick Thompson
Confederate Soldier
Carter Hanner
Confederate Soldier
Kent Hays
Wagon Driver
Robert Goldman
Union Soldier
Frank P. Costanza
Tucker
James A. Mitchell
Ray
R. L. Curtin
Ambush Wagon Driver
Justin
Cisco
Teddy
Two Socks
Buck
Two Socks
Show Full Crew
Directing
Kevin Costner
Director
Philip C. Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director
Stephen P. Dunn
Second Assistant Director
Doug Metzger
First Assistant Director
John Huneck
Second Unit Director
Jan Evans
Script Supervisor
Angela Robinson
Script Supervisor
Writing
Sound
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Chris Jargo
ADR Editor
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey Perkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Russell Williams II
Production Sound Mixer
Bruce Stubblefield
Sound Editor
Robert Fitzgerald
Sound Designer
Robert Fitzgerald
Supervising Sound Editor
Tommy Morgan
Additional Soundtrack
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Gregory H. Watkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hari Ryatt
Supervising Sound Editor
John Duvall
Foley Editor
Albert Aquino
Boom Operator
Mary Jo Devenney
Production Sound Mixer
Ed Fassl
Sound Editor
Barbara Barnaby
Supervising ADR Editor
Jeff Rosen
Sound Editor
Timothy A. Hoggatt
Foley Mixer
Rubén Domingo
Assistant Sound Editor
Linda Moss
Sound Editor
Howard Gindoff
Sound Editor
Joel Berkovitz
Foley Editor
Justine Turner
Assistant Sound Editor
Camera
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Jimmy E. Jensen
First Assistant Camera
Ben Glass
Still Photographer
Philip C. Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lee Blasingame
First Assistant Camera
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
J. Michael Muro
Camera Operator
Kim Heath
Best Boy Grip
Henry Tirl
Assistant Camera
Doug Cowden
Grip
John W. Murphy
Dolly Grip
John Huneck
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mark Davison
First Assistant Camera
Fred L. McLane
Assistant Camera
William 'Bear' Paul
Key Grip
Michael Dunson
Grip
Dudley J. Voll
Second Assistant Camera
William Eddie Paul
Grip
S. Phillip Sparks
Additional Camera
Joe Sanchez
Assistant Camera
Bryon Bower
Grip
Tony DeVito
Grip
Lyle Ehlers
Grip
Editing
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Mike Stanwick
Color Timer
William Hoy
Editor
Neil Travis
Editor
Steve Potter
Editor
Chip Masamitsu
Editor
Robert C. Lusted
Assistant Editor
Production
Kevin Costner
Producer
Jory Weitz
Casting
Jim Wilson
Producer
Bonnie Arnold
Associate Producer
Elisabeth Leustig
Casting
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Derek Kavanagh
Unit Production Manager
Rene Haynes
Casting
Rene Haynes
Extras Casting
Chris Romberg
Post Production Accountant
John T. Haun
Production Accountant
Stacy Hartley
Production Secretary
Tim Wilson
Location Manager
Catherine 'Kitty' Duffy
Extras Casting Assistant
Ka-Mook Nichols
Extras Casting Assistant
Doris Hartley
Production Coordinator
Art
Jeffrey Beecroft
Production Design
Ben Zeller
Construction Coordinator
Jay Johnson
Title Designer
William Ladd Skinner
Art Direction
Stephanie Waldron
Greensman
James Allen Bradley
Swing
Ron Ashmore
Lead Painter
Scott A. Stephens
Property Master
Dayna Lee
Set Dresser
John C. Cameron
Assistant Property Master
Jim Hill
Construction Foreman
Lisa Dean
Set Decoration
Al Eylar
Construction Foreman
Patrick Cassidy
Leadman
Paul Arthur Hartman
Set Dresser
Robert Des Jarlais
Standby Carpenter
Marvin Holy
Standby Carpenter
Jay B. Curry
Swing
Darryl Hayes
Swing
David L. Aaron
Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up
Tammy Ashmore
Assistant Makeup Artist
Elsa Zamparelli
Costume Design
Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Artist
David Atherton
Key Makeup Artist
Tamara Guthrie
Key Hair Stylist
Deborah Mills-Whitlock
Assistant Hairstylist
Elle Elliott
Hairstylist
Joani Yarbrough
Hairstylist
Beth Miller
Assistant Hairstylist
Birgitta Bjerke
Costume Supervisor
Linda Peterson
Assistant Hairstylist
Barbara Gordon
Set Costumer
Linda Bowman
Assistant Hairstylist
Heather Matisoff
Assistant Hairstylist
Tea Jay Glass
Assistant Makeup Artist
Terri Goett
Assistant Makeup Artist
Karin Hayes
Assistant Makeup Artist
Patricia Carrisosa
First Assistant Makeup Artist
Ron Beebe
Costume Assistant
Susan Brown
Costume Assistant
Crew
Norman Howell
Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Reynolds
Thanks
Erik Rondell
Stunts
Robbie Knott
Special Effects
Dan Wesson
Animal Wrangler
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld
Transportation Captain
David Siegel
Transportation Coordinator
Michael J. Harker
Post Production Supervisor
Peter Haas
Unit Publicist
Wayne Jones
Transportation Co-Captain
Doris Leader Charge
Dialogue Coach
Larry Belitz
Technical Advisor
Billy Joe Fredericks
Stunts
Reed A. Finch
Carpenter
Kerry J. Frosh
Carpenter
Patrick Mollman
Carpenter
Lee Loesch
Cableman
S. Fox Sloan
Animal Wrangler
Albert White Hat
Dialogue Coach
Gary E. Pfaff
Pilot
Cathy Smith
Technical Advisor
Lighting
Raymond Gonzales
Electrician
Marc Wostak
Best Boy Electric
Michael C. Blundell
Electrician
Víctor Pérez
Gaffer
Visual Effects