Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Kirk Baltz, Tom Everett, Wes Studi, Kevin Costner, Larry Joshua, William H. Burton Jr., Charles Rocket, William Rossman, Maury Chaykin, Steve Reevis, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Jim Wilson, Rodney A. Grant, Michael Spears, Steven Chambers, Tantoo Cardinal, Wayne Grace, Robert Pastorelli, Jimmy Herman, Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, Jason R. Lone Hill, Tony Pierce, Doris Leader Charge, Donald Hotton, Annie Costner, Elisa Daniel, Percy White Plume, John Tail, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Buffalo Child, Clayton Big Eagle, Richard Leader Charge, Redwing Ted Nez, Marvin Holy, Raymond Newholy, David J. Fuller, Ryan White Bull, Otakuye Conroy, Maretta Big Crow, Bill W. Curry, Nick Thompson, Carter Hanner, Kent Hays, Robert Goldman, Frank P. Costanza, James A. Mitchell, R. L. Curtin, Justin, Teddy, Buck, Conor Duffy, R.L. Curtin, Michael Horton, J. Wesley Adams, Bill Costner
Trailer
Reviews
100
A gigantic achievement, an endowment of riches.
100
Chicago Sun-Times
This movie moves so confidently and looks so good it seems incredible that it's a directorial debut.
90
Variety
Costner's directing style is fresh and assured. A sense of surprise and humor accompany Dunbar's adventures at every turn, twisting the narrative gently this way and that and making the journey a real pleasure.
90
Costner (with Michael Blake's screenplay) creates a vision so childlike, so willfully romantic, it's hard to put up a fight.
88
Chicago Tribune
A three-hour delight… The movie generates much of its power by being so life-affirming at a time when people feel nervous about the future. [9 Nov 1990, Friday, p.C]
