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White Nights

1985-11-22 · 136 min · ★ 6.7

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.

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Directors
Taylor Hackford
Production companies
Columbia Pictures, New Visions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 42,160,849

Top Cast

Mikhail BaryshnikovMikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory HinesGregory HinesRaymond Greenwood
Jerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiColonel Chaiko
Helen MirrenHelen MirrenGalina Ivanova
Geraldine PageGeraldine PageAnne Wyatt
Isabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniDarya Greenwood
John GloverJohn GloverWynn Scott
Stefan GryffStefan GryffCaptain Kirigin
William HootkinsWilliam HootkinsChuck Malarek
Shane RimmerShane RimmerAmbassador Larry Smith
Florence FaureFlorence FaureBallerina (Death)
David SavilePilot
Ian ListonCo-pilot
Benny YoungBenny YoungFlight Engineer
Hilary DrakeStewardess #1
Megumi ShimanukiStewardess #2
Daniel BenzaliDaniel BenzaliDr. Asher
Maria WerlanderChild Ballerina
Galina PomerantzevaDvornik
Sergei RusakovKGB 1

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