Title Dances with Wolves Overview 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. Tagline Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered. Genres Adventure, Drama, Western Keywords countryside, based on novel, suicide attempt, culture clash, loss of family, deserter, interpreter, language barrier, self-discovery, dakota, buffalo, chief, unsociability, freedom, native american, 19th century, lakota Production Companies Tig Productions, Majestic Films International Production Countries United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 181 Release Year 1990
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 424 million USD