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Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other. - White Nights
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Title: White Nights

Release Date: 22 Nov 1985

Runtime: 2h 16m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Columbia Pictures, New Visions

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, New Visions

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (131 votes)

Cast

  • Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko: Mikhail Baryshnikov
  • Raymond Greenwood: Gregory Hines
  • Colonel Chaiko: Jerzy Skolimowski
  • Galina Ivanova: Helen Mirren
  • Anne Wyatt: Geraldine Page
  • Darya Greenwood: Isabella Rossellini
  • Wynn Scott: John Glover
  • Captain Kirigin: Stefan Gryff
  • Chuck Malarek: William Hootkins
  • Ambassador Larry Smith: Shane Rimmer
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