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White Nights

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

  • Movie
  • 1985
  • PG-13
  • 2h 16m

Directed by Taylor Hackford

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 157 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Mikhail Baryshnikov

    Mikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

  • Gregory Hines

    Gregory HinesRaymond Greenwood

  • Jerzy Skolimowski

    Jerzy SkolimowskiColonel Chaiko

  • Helen Mirren

    Helen MirrenGalina Ivanova

  • Geraldine Page

    Geraldine PageAnne Wyatt

  • Isabella Rossellini

    Isabella RosselliniDarya Greenwood

  • John Glover

    John GloverWynn Scott

  • Stefan Gryff

    Stefan GryffCaptain Kirigin

  • William Hootkins

    William HootkinsChuck Malarek

  • Shane Rimmer

    Shane RimmerAmbassador Larry Smith

  • Florence Faure

    Florence FaureBallerina (Death)

  • David SavilePilot

  • Ian ListonCo-pilot

  • Benny Young

    Benny YoungFlight Engineer

  • Hilary DrakeStewardess #1

  • Megumi ShimanukiStewardess #2

  • Daniel Benzali

    Daniel BenzaliDr. Asher

  • Maria WerlanderChild Ballerina

Director
Taylor Hackford
Writer
James Goldman and Eric Hughes
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
David Watkin