White Nights

White Nights

1985/11/22 • Released • English, French, Russian

Drama
Thriller
6.7
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.

Director : Taylor Hackford

Casts
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

Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff

Captain Kirigin

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Chuck Malarek

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Ambassador Larry Smith

Florence Faure

Florence Faure

Ballerina (Death)

David Savile

David Savile

Pilot

Ian Liston

Co-pilot

Benny Young

Benny Young

Flight Engineer

Hilary Drake

Stewardess #1

Megumi Shimanuki

Stewardess #2

Daniel Benzali

Daniel Benzali

Dr. Asher

Maria Werlander

Child Ballerina

Galina Pomerantzeva

Dvornik

Sergei Rusakov

KGB 1

Aleksandr Naumov

Aleksandr Naumov

KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)

Maryam d'Abo

Maryam d'Abo

French Girlfriend

Marc Sinden

Charles

Josephine Buchan

Caroline

Helene Denbey

Bess

Sussanah Morley

Sussanah Morley

Journalist in Opera House

Elisa Tornqvist

Journalist at Consulate

Jiří Stanislav

Jiří Stanislav

Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)

Edward Ochagavia

KGB Agent

Marc Michalsky

KGB Agent

Michael Petrovitch

Michael Petrovitch

Helicopter Pilot

Andreas Markos

Escamilla

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