DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990 Cast THEN and NOW Thanks For The Memoriesbr #kevincostnerbr #kevincostner br DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990 Cast THEN and NOW Thanks For The Memoriesbr Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film starring, directed, and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 novel Dances with Wolves 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 who meets a group of Lakota.