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{{Short description|1990 film by Kevin Costner}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Dances With Wolves
| image          = Dances with Wolves poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Kevin Costner]]
| producer       = {{Plain list|
* [[Jim Wilson (producer)|Jim Wilson]]
* Kevin Costner
}}
| screenplay     = [[Michael Blake (author)|Michael Blake]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Dances With Wolves (novel)|Dances With Wolves]]''|Michael Blake}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Kevin Costner
* [[Mary McDonnell]]
* [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]]
* [[Rodney A. Grant|Rodney Grant]]}}
| narrator       = <!--- In-character voice overs and narration aren't the same thing --->
| music          = [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
| cinematography = [[Dean Semler]]
| editing        = [[Neil Travis]]
| production_companies = {{Plain list|
* [[Kevin Costner|Tig Productions]]
* Majestic Films International
}}
| distributor    = [[Orion Pictures]] (North America)<br>Majestic Films International (International)
| released       = {{Film date|1990|10|19|[[Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)|Uptown Theater]]|1990|11|09|United States}}<!--- Per [[WP:FILMRELEASE]] --->
| runtime        = 181 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=Dances With Wolves |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dances-wolves-1970-5 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925105836/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dances-wolves-1970-5|archive-date=2015-09-25}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = {{Plain list|
* English
* [[Lakota language|Lakota]]
* [[Pawnee language|Pawnee]]
}}
| budget         = $22 million<ref name="Mojo">{{cite web |title=Dances With Wolves (1990) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=danceswithwolves.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 29, 2015 |archive-date=December 2, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202191341/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=danceswithwolves.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross          = $424.2 million<ref name="Mojo"/>
}}

'''''Dances With Wolves''''' is a 1990 American [[List of Western subgenres#Epic Western|epic Western]] film starring, directed, and produced by [[Kevin Costner]] in his feature directorial debut. It is a [[film adaptation]] of the 1988 novel ''[[Dances With Wolves (novel)|Dances With Wolves]]'', by [[Michael Blake (author)|Michael Blake]], that tells the story of [[Union army]] Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Costner), who travels to the [[American frontier]] to find a military post and who meets a group of [[Lakota people|Lakota]].<!--<ref name="allmov">"Dances With Wolves: Overview" (plot/stars/gross, related films), allmovie, 2007, webpage: [https://archive.today/20130101232906/http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:12092 amovie12092] .</ref>-->

Costner developed the film with an initial budget of $15&nbsp;million.<ref name="allmov">"Dances With Wolves: Overview" (plot/stars/gross, related films), allmovie, 2007, webpage: [https://archive.today/20130101232906/http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:12092 amovie12092]</ref> Much of the dialogue is spoken in [[Lakota language|Lakota]] with English subtitles. It was shot from July to November 1989 in [[South Dakota]] and [[Wyoming]], and translated by Doris Leader Charge,<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Steve|title=Lakota teacher Leader Charge dies|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/lakota-teacher-leader-charge-dies/article_5996754b-f6d7-5b51-aea1-e16978fe0f3f.html|work=[[Rapid City Journal]]|date=February 19, 2001|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522232140/https://rapidcityjournal.com/lakota-teacher-leader-charge-dies/article_5996754b-f6d7-5b51-aea1-e16978fe0f3f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> of the Lakota Studies department at [[Sinte Gleska University]].

The film earned favorable reviews from critics and audiences, who praised Costner's directing, the performances, screenplay, score, cinematography, and production values. It was a box office hit, grossing $424.2&nbsp;million worldwide, making it the [[1990 in film|fourth-highest-grossing film of 1990]], and is the highest-grossing film for [[Orion Pictures]]. The film was nominated for 12 awards at the [[63rd Academy Awards]] and won 7, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Costner, [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]]. The film also won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]]. It is one of only four Westerns to win the Oscar for Best Picture, the other three being ''[[Cimarron (1931 film)|Cimarron]]'' (1931),  ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992), and ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007).

It is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood. In 2007, ''Dances With Wolves'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Librarian of Congress Announces National Film Registry Selections for 2007|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-07-254/librarian-of-congress-announces-2007-film-registry/2007-12-27/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Library of Congress|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121073442/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-07-254/librarian-of-congress-announces-2007-film-registry/2007-12-27/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Library of Congress|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217172059/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|url-status=live}}</ref>