White Nights (1985)
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
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.
Cast
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
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Gregory Hines
as Raymond Greenwood
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Jerzy Skolimowski
as Colonel Chaiko
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Helen Mirren
as Galina Ivanova
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Geraldine Page
as Anne Wyatt
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Isabella Rossellini
as Darya Greenwood
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John Glover
as Wynn Scott
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Stefan Gryff
as Captain Kirigin
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William Hootkins
as Chuck Malarek
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Shane Rimmer
as Ambassador Larry Smith
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Florence Faure
as Ballerina (Death)
- David Savile as Pilot
- Ian Liston as Co-pilot
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Benny Young
as Flight Engineer
- Hilary Drake as Stewardess #1
- Megumi Shimanuki as Stewardess #2
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Daniel Benzali
as Dr. Asher
- Maria Werlander as Child Ballerina
Crew
-
Taylor Hackford
Director
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David Watkin
Director of Photography
- Fredric Steinkamp Editor
- William Steinkamp Editor
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Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
- William S. Gilmore Producer
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Taylor Hackford
Producer
- James Goldman Screenplay
- Eric Hughes Screenplay
