

White Nights
1985 · Movie · 2h 16m · PG-13
DramaThriller
"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
46/100
Key crew
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
- Taylor HackfordDirector
- James GoldmanScreenplay
- Eric HughesScreenplay
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 Kirigin
- William HootkinsChuck Malarek
- Shane RimmerAmbassador Larry Smith
- Florence FaureBallerina (Death)
- David SavilePilot
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Themes
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