White Nights
White Nights
Release: 1985-11-22
·Runtime: 136m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
New Visions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jiří Stanislav
as Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Helen Mirren
as Galina Ivanova
Aleksandr Naumov
as KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Jerzy Skolimowski
as Colonel Chaiko
John Glover
as Wynn Scott
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Sussanah Morley
as Journalist in Opera House
Geraldine Page
as Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini
as Darya Greenwood
William Hootkins
as Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
as Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure
as Ballerina (Death)
Benny Young
as Flight Engineer
Daniel Benzali
as Dr. Asher
Michael Petrovitch
as Helicopter Pilot
Stefan Gryff
as Captain Kirigin
Maryam D'Abo
as French Girlfriend
Gregory Hines
as Raymond Greenwood
Crew
Peter Brayham
Stunt Coordinator
Taylor Hackford
Director, Producer
Bill Borden
Associate Producer
Twyla Tharp
Choreographer
Phil Collins
Songs
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Roland Petit
Choreographer
Noel Davis
Casting
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Choreographer
Dan Perri
Title Designer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
Lionel Richie
Songs