White Nights

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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Release date

22 Nov 1985

Runtime

2 h 16 min

• TMDB 6.7

Genres

• Drama
• Thriller

Director

Taylor Hackford

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Countries

• US

Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikovas Nikolai 'Kolya' RodchenkoGregory Hinesas Raymond GreenwoodJerzy Skolimowskias Colonel ChaikoHelen Mirrenas Galina IvanovaGeraldine Pageas Anne WyattIsabella Rossellinias Darya GreenwoodJohn Gloveras Wynn ScottStefan Gryffas Captain KiriginWilliam Hootkinsas Chuck MalarekShane Rimmeras Ambassador Larry Smith

Writers

JGJames GoldmanEHEric Hughes

Composer

Michel Colombier

Cinematography

David Watkin

Studios

Columbia PicturesNVNew Visions

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