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Dances with wolves
Title
Dances with wolves [videorecording] / an Orion Pictures release ; Tig Productions ; Majestic Films International ; producers, Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson ; screenplay writer, Michael Blake ; director, Kevin Costner.
ISBN
079285568X
9780792855682
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen version (2.35:1 ; 16x9).
Published
[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], c1990.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 236 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Notes
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: May 30, 2003.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Based on the novel by Michael Blake.
Special features: extended version with never-before-seen additional scenes; audio commentary with Kevin Costner and producer Jim Wilson; second audio commentary with the director of photography and the editor; "The creation of an epic" retrospective documentary; original making-of featurette; original music video; "Dances" photo montage with introduction by Ben Glass; poster gallery; TV spots; original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editors, Neil Travis ... [et al.] ; original music, John Barry ; costume designer, Elsa Zamparelli ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft ; executive producer, Jake Eberts.
English, Sioux, and Pawnee dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed captioned.
Academy Awards, USA, 1991: Oscar - Best Cinematography (Dean Semler); Best Director (Kevin Costner); Best Film Editing (Neil Travis); Best Music, Original Score (John Barry); Best Picture (Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner); Best Sound (Russell Williams II, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Michael Blake).
Summary
Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe. But his knowledge of their ultimate fate forces him to make a crucial decision.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; North American Indian (Other)
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2007
Credits
Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editors, Neil Travis ... [et al.] ; original music, John Barry ; costume designer, Elsa Zamparelli ; production designer, Jeffrey Beecroft ; executive producer, Jake Eberts.
Cast
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal, Robert Pastorelli, Charles Rocket, Maury Chaykin.
System details note
DVD, Dolby digital, 5.1 Dolby surround, Region 1 encoding.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Videorecording number
1003949 MGM Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Historical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Tig Productions.
Majestic Films and Television International.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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