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Director:
Kevin Costner
Writers (WGA):
Michael Blake (screenplay)
Michael Blake (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 November 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Western See more »
Tagline:
Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered. See more »
Plot:
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 28 nominations See more »
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Cast (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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 (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
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 (as Sheldon Wolfchild)
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 (as Steve Chambers)
William H. Burton Jr. ... General's Aide (as William H. Burton)
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 - a Wolf
Buck ... Two Socks - a Wolf
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Horton ... Captain Cargill - extended version
J. Wesley Adams ... Settler (uncredited)
Bill Costner ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
William Rossman ... Union soldier (uncredited)
Jim Wilson ... Doctor (uncredited)
Directed by
Kevin Costner
Writing credits
(WGA)
Michael Blake (screenplay)
Michael Blake (novel)
Produced by
Bonnie Arnold .... associate producer
Kevin Costner .... producer
Jake Eberts .... executive producer
Derek Kavanagh .... line producer
Jim Wilson .... producer
Original Music by
John Barry
Cinematography by
Dean Semler (director of photography)
Film Editing by
William Hoy
Chip Masamitsu
Steve Potter (as Stephen Potter)
Neil Travis
Casting by
Elisabeth Leustig
Production Design by
Jeffrey Beecroft
Art Direction by
William Ladd Skinner (as Wm Ladd Skinner)
Set Decoration by
Lisa Dean
Costume Design by
Elsa Zamparelli
Makeup Department
Tammy Ashmore .... assistant makeup artist
David Atherton .... key makeup artist
Linda Bowman .... assistant hair stylist
Patricia Carrisosa .... first assistant makeup artist
Elle Elliott .... chief hair stylist
Tea Jay Glass .... assistant makeup artist |
Timothy O Mack 
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