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White Nights

Not Rated
DramaThriller
6.7/10(128 ratings)

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.

11-22-1985
2h 16m
White Nights
Backdrop for White Nights

Main Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Raymond Greenwood

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Colonel Chaiko

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Galina Ivanova

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Anne Wyatt

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Darya Greenwood

John Glover

John Glover

Wynn Scott

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Taylor Hackford
Production:
Columbia Pictures, New Visions
Revenue:
$42,160,849

Key Crew

Director of Photography:
David Watkin
Director:
Taylor Hackford
Producer:
William S. Gilmore
Screenplay:
Eric Hughes
Story:
James Goldman

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en