White Nights1985
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
Director
Screenplay
James Goldman, Eric Hughes
Actors
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, William Hootkins, Maryam D'Abo
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 136 Minutes
Genres
About the film
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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Ratings
6.7tmdb
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