| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based upon the novel by Michael Blake. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Features audio commentary by producers Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director, Kevin Costner ; producers, Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner ; screenplay, Michael Blake ; director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Neil Travis ; music, John Barry. |
| Cast |
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant. |
| Summary |
Story of a Civil War hero who travels west where he is assigned to an abandoned fort. His nearest neighbors are members of a Sioux tribe, and they gradually become friends. He marries a tribe woman and ultimately must make a decision about the tribe and their life when he realizes what their fate will be at the hands of the white man. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Some Lakota language and some English subtitles. |
| Awards |
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, 1990, including best picture. |
| Subject |
Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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Western films -- Videodiscs.
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Dakota Indians -- South Dakota -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1990.
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| Added Author |
Costner, Kevin.
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McDonnell, Mary.
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Greene, Graham, 1952-
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Blake, Michael, 1943-
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| Standard No. |
1438147102 |
| Music No. |
ID4710ORDVD Orion Home Video |
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