... Unfortunately, the rampant bigotry in South Dakota against the Lakota is still in full force, but this film..for a short time, at least..helped to bridge that gap a bit and holds up today as an excellent portrait of a once-proud culture that, in many ways, was far more balanced and harmonious than white culture ever will be.
Tucker
James A. Mitchell
... Kicking Bird's Son
Ryan White Bull
... He finds himself alone, surrounded by the wilds and unfriendly Sioux. Escort Warrior
Steve Reevis
... Smiles A Lot
Michael Spears
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Dances with Wolves (1990) ran for approximately three-hours in theatres and nearly four-hours with the extended cut intended for home viewing.
Kevin Costner stars as the character Lieutenant John Dunbar of the American Civil War‘s Union Army whose perspective both narrates and interprets the experience of Dances with Wolves.
Sioux Courier
David J. Fuller
... This is a 'must see' on an historical level as well as an entertainment level, and it deserved the Oscar for Best Picture of 1990. Christine
Conor Duffy
... This placed Stands With A Fist, as portrayed by Mary McDonnell, at the center of two important pieces of that achievement.
Cisco
Teddy & Buck
... I am adopted into a Lakota family now but am an Irish American from the East Coast, so I have learned much about the Lakota since this film came out. Sgt. Bauer
Tony Pierce
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Movies of Kevin Costner and Otakuye Conroy together
Kevin Costner and Otakuye Conroy have starred in 1 movie together.
Corporal Spivey, as portrayed by Tony Pierce, offers something meaningful for the broader brushstrokes of the movie directed by Kevin Costner that were meant to be felt. Guard
William H. Burton
... Dunbar keeps a diary of the initial perceptions of contact from the perspective of a Union solider.