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White Nights

67% | Nov 22, 1985 | 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.

Featured Crew

David Watkin
Director of Photography
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
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Gregory Hines
Raymond Greenwood
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Jerzy Skolimowski
Colonel Chaiko
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Helen Mirren
Galina Ivanova
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Geraldine Page
Anne Wyatt

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