Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
AdventureDramaWesternfriendshipmutinycountrysidebased on novel or bookunsociabilitywolfculture clashself-discoveryfreedomdesertionlanguage barrierdakota
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Character
Earnest, contemplative, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
164 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerLieutenant Dunbar
- Mary McDonnellStands With A Fist
- Graham GreeneKicking Bird
- Rodney A. GrantWind In His Hair
- Floyd 'Red Crow' WestermanTen Bears
- Tantoo CardinalBlack Shawl
- Robert PastorelliTimmons
- Charles RocketLieutenant Elgin
- Maury ChaykinMajor Fambrough
- Jimmy HermanStone Calf
Crew
- Kevin CostnerDirector
- Michael BlakeScreenplay
- Dean SemlerDirector of Photography
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Neil TravisEditor
- William HoyEditor
- Steve PotterEditor
- Kevin CostnerProducer
- Jim WilsonProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Series · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
The Crown 201673% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
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