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… Read more
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White Nights
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Movie · Drama · Thriller · PG-13
1985 · 2h 16m · ★ 31% (14K)
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski
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.
Director
Taylor Hackford
Production
Columbia Pictures, New Visions
Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer, Florence Faure, David Savile, Ian Liston, Benny Young, Hilary Drake, Megumi Shimanuki, Daniel Benzali, Maria Werlander, Galina Pomerantzeva, Sergei Rusakov