Movie
White Nights
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
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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White Nights opened in theaters November 22, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Mikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory HinesRaymond Greenwood
Jerzy SkolimowskiColonel Chaiko
Helen MirrenGalina Ivanova
Geraldine PageAnne Wyatt
Isabella RosselliniDarya Greenwood
John GloverWynn Scott
Stefan GryffCaptain KiriginCredits
- Directed by
- Taylor Hackford
- Written by
- James Goldman, Eric Hughes, James Goldman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $42.2M
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States- New Visions