Dances with Wolves

Summary

Dances with Wolves is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,811 views/month, #890 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dances with Wolves received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Dances with Wolves received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4].
• Dances with Wolves received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• Dances with Wolves received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[6].
• Dances with Wolves received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7].
• Dances with Wolves received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[8].
• Dances with Wolves's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Dances with Wolves was directed by Kevin Costner^[10].
• Michael Blake wrote the screenplay for Dances with Wolves^[11].
• Dances with Wolves's composer is recorded as John Barry^[12].
• Dances with Wolves's genre is drama film^[13].
• Dances with Wolves's genre is war film^[14].
• Dances with Wolves's genre is Western film^[15].
• Dances with Wolves's genre is adventure film^[16].
• Dances with Wolves's genre is white savior film^[17].
• Dances with Wolves's based on is recorded as Dances with Wolves^[18].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Mary McDonnell^[19].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Rodney A. Grant^[20].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Kevin Costner^[21].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Graham Greene^[22].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Maury Chaykin^[23].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Floyd Red Crow Westerman^[24].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Wes Studi^[25].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Tantoo Cardinal^[26].
• A cast member of Dances with Wolves was Robert Pastorelli^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kevin Costner^[28], Jim Wilson^[29], and Jake Eberts^[30]. Dances with Wolves was directed by Kevin Costner^[10]. Michael Blake wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Mary McDonnell^[19], Rodney A. Grant^[20], Kevin Costner^[21], Graham Greene^[22], Maury Chaykin^[23], and Floyd Red Crow Westerman^[24].

Publication

Publication dates include November 9, 1990^[31], February 15, 1991^[32], February 21, 1991^[33], and December 31, 1990^[34]. Original languages include English^[35], Lakota^[36], and Pawnee^[37]. Genres include drama film^[13], war film^[14], Western film^[15], adventure film^[16], and white savior film^[17]. Dances with Wolves is part of National Film Registry^[38]. It was distributed by video on demand^[39].

Subject and Themes

Dances with Wolves's main subject is Native Americans in the United States^[40].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]; Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1929^[46]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[6], an Academy Awards^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7], an Academy Awards^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1935^[52]; and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[8], an award for best adapted screenplay^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1929^[55]. Reviews include 7.6/10^[56], 87%^[57], and 72/100^[58].

Why It Matters

Dances with Wolves ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,811 views/month, #890 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

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].