After a series of minor roles, he secured the lead role of Eliot Ness inThe Untouchables.
This preceded a number of hit releases, such as thesports moviesField of DreamsandBill Durham.
However, later decades have subtly challenged this notion.
Dances With Wolvesis by far and away the most critically and financially successful movie he has ever released.
The ambition involved is difficult to overstate.
However, on the evidence ofChapter 1, it’s clear that the end result is far from perfect.
Kevin Costner has had a long and varied career in front of and behind the camera.
Here we take a look at his best movies.
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Dances With Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner, follows Civil War soldier John Dunbar, who is sent to a remote post on the Western frontier. There, he forms an unexpected bond with a Sioux tribe, challenging his own beliefs and understanding of culture and identity.
