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White Nights 1985 Directed by Taylor Hackford

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Russian
Gneres Drama , Thriller
Production Companies Columbia Pictures , New Visions
Revenue $42,160,849
Release Date 22 November 1985
136 mins
Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini Darya Greenwood
John Glover Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure Ballerina (Death)
Ian Liston Co-pilot
Benny Young Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki Stewardess #2
Daniel Benzali Dr. Asher
Maria Werlander Child Ballerina
Aleksandr Naumov KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam d'Abo French Girlfriend
Marc Sinden Charles
Sussanah Morley Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqvist Journalist at Consulate
Jiří Stanislav Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Marc Michalsky KGB Agent
Michael Petrovitch Helicopter Pilot
Andreas Markos Escamilla