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Dances with Wolves

Summary: Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Runtime: 3 h 01 min
MPAA: PG-13

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 22,000,000
Domestic: $ 184,208,848
International: $ 240,000,000
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