White Nights
“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.
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Edited by Fredric SteinkampShot by David WatkinScored by Michel ColombierDesigned by Philip Harrison
Box Office
1985 · Box office
Grossed $42.2M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$42.2M
Also known as
- White Nights - Nacht der Entscheidungde
- White Nights – Die Nacht der Entscheidungde
- Soleil de nuitfr
- Il sole a mezzanotteit
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Cast & Crew
44 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines
as Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski
as Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren
as Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page
as Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini
as Darya Greenwood
John Glover
as Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff
as Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins
as Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
as Ambassador Smith
Florence Faure
as Ballerina (Death)
David Savile
as Pilot
Supporting cast
20Ian Liston
as Co-pilot
Benny Young
as Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake
as Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki
as Stewardess #2
Daniel Benzali
as Dr. Asher
Maria Werlander
as Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzeva
as Dvornik
Sergei Rusakov
as KGB 1
Aleksandr Naumov
as KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam D Abo
as French Girlfriend
Marc Sinden
as Charles
Josephine Buchan
as Caroline
Helene Denbey
as Bess
Sussanah Morley
as Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqvist
as Journalist at Consulate
Jiri Stanislav
as Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Edward Ochagavia
as KGB Agent
Marc Michalsky
as KGB Agent
Michael Petrovitch
as Helicopter Pilot
Andreas Markos
as Escamilla
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