Ever wonder how Costner convinced Hollywood to let a first-timer direct a 4-hour Western epic?
A documentary about the making of director Kevin Costner's Academy Award-winning directorial debut, Dances With Wolves.
Production
Buffalo wrangling stories that'll make you respect animal coordinators forever.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI magic: they actually built that frontier settlement, folks.
Director
Jack Leustig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary conveniently omits that Costner fired his original cinematographer mid-shoot for being 'too slow.'
Released alongside the film, this doc helped shape 1990s narratives about 'authentic' Native representation while Lakota consultants later disputed some on-screen choices.
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