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White Nights

White Nights

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

19856.72h 16m

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.

Directed by Taylor Hackford
Written by James Goldman, Eric Hughes
Produced by William S. Gilmore, Taylor Hackford
Box Office0Revenue: $42.2M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

escapekgbtap dancingballetairplane crashsiberiaemigrantbolshoi ballet

About White Nights

White Nights is a drama, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of escape, kgb, tap dancing, ballet, airplane crash, siberia. Directed by Taylor Hackford, it stars Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski. 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.

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