Movie
White Nights (1985)
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
Drama · Thriller
Story
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 Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren
White Nights Cast
- Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
- Gregory Hines as Raymond Greenwood
- Jerzy Skolimowski as Colonel Chaiko
- Helen Mirren as Galina Ivanova
- Geraldine Page as Anne Wyatt
- Isabella Rossellini as Darya Greenwood
- John Glover as Wynn Scott
- Stefan Gryff as Captain Kirigin
- William Hootkins as Chuck Malarek
- Shane Rimmer as Ambassador Larry Smith
- Florence Faure as Ballerina (Death)
- David Savile as Pilot