Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film starring, directed and produced by Kevin Costner.
It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake that tells the story of Union Army lieutenant John J. Dunbar( Costner) who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and of his dealings with a group of Lakota.
Costner developed the film with an initial budget of$ 15 million.
" Dances with Wolves" had high production values.
Much of the dialogue is spoken in Lakota with English subtitles.
It was shot from July to November 1989 in South Dakota and Wyoming, and translated by Albert White Hat, the chair of the Lakota Studies Department at Sinte Gleska University.
The film earned favorable reviews from critics and audiences, who praised Costner's directing, the performances, screenplay, and production values.
The film was a massive box office hit, grossing$ 424.2 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest- grossing film of 1990, and is the highest- grossing film for Orion Pictures.
The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards at the 63rd Academy Awards and won seven including Best Picture, Best Director for Costner, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Mixing.
The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
The film is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood.
In 2007," Dances with Wolves" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Jimmy Herman
Jimmy Herman (October 25, 1940 - September 13, 2013) was an Aboriginal Canadian actor who appeared in several films, including "Dances with Wolves" among others.
Michael Blake (author)
Michael Lennox Blake( July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel" Dances with Wolves", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Elsa Zamparelli
Elsa Zamparelli( born December 8, 1944) is a costume designer who is best known for her work on" Dances with Wolves" and" The Last of the Mohicans".
She was nominated at the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Costumes for her work on" Dances with Wolves".
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner( born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician.
His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Costner began his acting career with" Sizzle Beach, U.S.A."( 1981).
Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his portrayal of Eliot Ness in" The Untouchables"( 1987).
This was followed by a successful period in his career with starring roles in" No Way Out"( 1987)," Bull Durham"( 1988)," Field of Dreams"( 1989)," Dances with Wolves"( 1990), for which he won two Academy Awards," JFK"( 1991),( 1991)," The Bodyguard"( 1992), and" A Perfect World"( 1993).
In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced" Waterworld".
The most expensive film ever made at the time, it was a box office disappointment( which nonetheless made a small profit) that marked a downturn in his career.
His second directorial feature," The Postman",( 1997) was another disappointment.
He has since starred in some somewhat unsuccessful films including" Message in a Bottle"( 1999)," For Love of the Game"( 1999)," Thirteen Days"( 2000)," 3000 Miles to Graceland"( 2001)," Dragonfly"( 2002)," Rumor Has It"( 2005)," The Guardian"( 2006)," Mr. Brooks"( 2007)," 3 Days to Kill"( 2014)," McFarland, USA"( 2015)," Draft Day"( 2014), and" Criminal"( 2016).
Nevertheless, in recent years he has had supporting parts in critically favored films including" The Upside of Anger"( 2005)," Man of Steel"( 2013)," Hidden Figures"( 2016)," Molly's Game"( 2017), and" The Art of Racing in the Rain"( 2019).
On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries" Hatfields& McCoys"( 2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Since 2018, he stars as John Dutton on drama series" Yellowstone".
Jeffrey Perkins
Jeffrey Perkins is an American sound engineer.
He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film" Dances with Wolves".
He has worked on over 120 films since 1984.
Ek Misaal
Ek Misaal is a 1986 Hindi- language Indian feature film directed by Rajesh Verma for producer Vibha Bhatnagar, starring Kanwaljit Singh and Kiran Juneja.
Rajesh Verma (politician)
Rajesh Verma( born 6 November 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999, the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004, the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 and the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 from Sitapur constituency in Uttar Pradesh state.
He un 2019 again won 4th time from Sitapur by as BJP candidate by 1 lakh 1 thousand votes General Elections.
Jeffrey Beecroft
Jeffrey Beecroft( born April 1, 1956) is an American production designer.
He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film" Dances with Wolves".
Jim Wilson (producer)
Jim Wilson is a film producer.
He won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1990 for" Dances with Wolves", which he shared with fellow producer Kevin Costner.

Question: Which film has the director born first, Dances With Wolves or Ek Misaal?
Answer: Dances With Wolves