White Nights (1985)

  • PG-13
  • 11/22/1985 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 2h 16m

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

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.

Taylor Hackford

Director

James Goldman

Story, Screenplay

Eric Hughes

Screenplay

Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov's headshot

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines's headshot

Gregory Hines

Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski's headshot

Jerzy Skolimowski

Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren's headshot

Helen Mirren

Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page's headshot

Geraldine Page

Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini's headshot

Isabella Rossellini

Darya Greenwood
John Glover's headshot

John Glover

Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff's headshot

Stefan Gryff

Captain Kirigin

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