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White Nights

White Nights (1985)

Movie · Released · 136 min · ★ 6.7

Drama, Thriller

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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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Cast

Mikhail BaryshnikovMikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' RodchenkoGregory HinesGregory HinesRaymond GreenwoodJerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiColonel ChaikoHelen MirrenHelen MirrenGalina IvanovaGeraldine PageGeraldine PageAnne WyattIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniDarya GreenwoodJohn GloverJohn GloverWynn ScottStefan GryffStefan GryffCaptain KiriginWilliam HootkinsWilliam HootkinsChuck MalarekShane RimmerShane RimmerAmbassador Larry SmithFlorence FaureFlorence FaureBallerina (Death)
David SavilePilot
Ian ListonCo-pilotBenny YoungBenny YoungFlight Engineer
Hilary DrakeStewardess #1

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