White Nights

White Nights (1985)

Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.

Date of release
1985-11-22
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (155)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Taylor Hackford

Casting

  • Mikhail Baryshnikov — Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
  • Gregory Hines — Raymond Greenwood
  • Jerzy Skolimowski — Colonel Chaiko
  • Helen Mirren — Galina Ivanova
  • Geraldine Page — Anne Wyatt
  • Isabella Rossellini — Darya Greenwood
  • John Glover — Wynn Scott
  • Stefan Gryff — Captain Kirigin
  • William Hootkins — Chuck Malarek
  • Shane Rimmer — Ambassador Larry Smith
  • Florence Faure — Ballerina (Death)
  • David Savile — Pilot

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