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Dances with Wolves

1990 film directed by Kevin Costner
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Dances with Wolves
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Summary

Dances with Wolves is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,069 views/month, #890 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[6], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[8], Academy Award for Best Original Score[9], Academy Award for Best Sound[10], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[11], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[12], Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[13]
  • Director: Kevin Costner[14]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Blake[15]
  • Composer: John Barry[16]
  • Genre: drama film[17], war film[18], Western film[19], adventure film[20], white savior film[21]
  • Based on: Dances with Wolves[22]
  • Cast member: Mary McDonnell[23], Rodney A. Grant[24], Kevin Costner[25], Graham Greene[26], Maury Chaykin[27], Floyd Red Crow Westerman[28], Wes Studi[29], Tantoo Cardinal[30], Robert Pastorelli[31], Charles Rocket[32], Tom Everett[33], Jim Wilson[34], Kirk Baltz[35], Steve Reevis[36]
  • Producer: Kevin Costner[37], Jim Wilson[38], Jake Eberts[39]
  • Production company: Tig Productions[40], Majestic Films International[41], Allied Filmmakers[42]
  • Director of photography: Dean Semler[43]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[44]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[45], Lakota[46], Pawnee[47]
  • Soundtrack release: Dances with Wolves[48]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[49]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[50], 87%[51], 72/100[52]
  • Color: color[53]
  • Country of origin: United States[54]
  • Publication date: November 9, 1990[55], February 15, 1991[56], February 21, 1991[57], December 31, 1990[58]
  • Distributed by: Orion Pictures[59], Netflix[60]
  • Narrative location: South Dakota[61]
  • Filming location: Kansas[62]
  • Main subject: Native Americans in the United States[63]

Why It Matters

Dances with Wolves has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did Dances with Wolves receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], and Academy Award for Best Cinematography[6].

Related Entities

film Graham Greene John Barry Kansas Kevin Costner Mary McDonnell Netflix Orion Pictures South Dakota United States Wes Studi

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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