Information
Release DateNovember 22, 1985
Runtime2h 16m
StatusReleased
Revenue$42M
ProductionColumbia Pictures, New Visions
LanguagesFrench, English, Russian
6.7
144 votesPopularity3
White Nights
"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other."
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines
Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski
Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren
Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page
Anne Wyatt
