White Nights

White Nights

6.7 | 1985-11-22 | Drama Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

David Watkin Director of Photography
Michel Colombier Original Music Composer
Taylor Hackford Director
William S. Gilmore Producer
James Goldman Story
James Goldman Screenplay
Eric Hughes Screenplay
Nancy Dowd Additional Writing
Bill Borden Associate Producer
Nancy Klopper Casting

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
Stefan Gryff
Stefan Gryff
Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins
William Hootkins
Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer
Ambassador Larry Smith

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