White Nights
White Nights
White Nights
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1985
2h 16m
6.7(138 votes)
Drama
Thriller

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.

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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

Mikhail Baryshnikov
Acting

Gregory Hines

Raymond Greenwood

Gregory Hines
Directing

Jerzy Skolimowski

Colonel Chaiko

Jerzy Skolimowski
Acting

Helen Mirren

Galina Ivanova

Helen Mirren
Acting

Geraldine Page

Anne Wyatt

Geraldine Page
Acting

Isabella Rossellini

Darya Greenwood

Isabella Rossellini
Acting

John Glover

Wynn Scott

John Glover
Acting

Stefan Gryff

Captain Kirigin

Stefan Gryff
Acting

William Hootkins

Chuck Malarek

William Hootkins
Acting

Shane Rimmer

Ambassador Larry Smith

Shane Rimmer
Acting

Florence Faure

Ballerina (Death)

Florence Faure
Acting

David Savile

Pilot

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Acting

Ian Liston

Co-pilot

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Acting

Benny Young

Flight Engineer

Benny Young
Acting

Hilary Drake

Stewardess #1

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Acting

Megumi Shimanuki

Stewardess #2

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Acting

Daniel Benzali

Dr. Asher

Daniel Benzali
Acting

Maria Werlander

Child Ballerina

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Acting

Galina Pomerantzeva

Dvornik

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Acting

Sergei Rusakov

KGB 1

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Acting

Александр Наумов

KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)

Александр Наумов
Acting

Maryam D'Abo

French Girlfriend

Maryam D'Abo
Acting

Marc Sinden

Charles

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Acting

Josephine Buchan

Caroline

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Acting

Helene Denbey

Bess

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Acting

Sussanah Morley

Journalist in Opera House

Sussanah Morley
Acting

Elisa Tornqvist

Journalist at Consulate

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Acting

Jiří Stanislav

Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)

Jiří Stanislav
Acting

Edward Ochagavia

KGB Agent

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Acting

Marc Michalsky

KGB Agent

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Acting

Michael Petrovitch

Helicopter Pilot

Michael Petrovitch
Acting

Andreas Markos

Escamilla

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