CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 2h 16m · PG-13
White Nights

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

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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 byTaylor Hackford

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 16m
Language
EN
Released
November 22, 1985
Revenue
$42,160,849
Studios
Columbia PicturesNew Visions

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2 videos
Trailer

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White Nights 1985 TV trailer

White Nights 1985 TV trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Taylor Hackford
Written by
Eric Hughes
James Goldman
Produced by
William S. Gilmore
Taylor Hackford
Taylor Hackford

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