White Nights (1985)

White Nights (1985)

Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other. 1985-11-22 United States of America 136 Min. PG-13
6.7 128 votes

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.

Cast

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