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White Nights

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.

1985 |2h 16m |  Drama, Thriller

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Cast

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Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

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Gregory Hines

Raymond Greenwood

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Helen Mirren

Galina Ivanova

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Geraldine Page

Anne Wyatt

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Isabella Rossellini

Darya Greenwood

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John Glover

Wynn Scott

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Stefan Gryff

Captain Kirigin

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William Hootkins

Chuck Malarek

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Shane Rimmer

Ambassador Larry Smith

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Florence Faure

Ballerina (Death)

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Benny Young

Flight Engineer

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Daniel Benzali

Dr. Asher

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Aleksandr Naumov

KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)

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Maryam d'Abo

French Girlfriend

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Sussanah Morley

Journalist in Opera House

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Jiří Stanislav

Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)

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Michael Petrovitch

Helicopter Pilot

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Status

Released

Language

English, French, Russian

Budget

-

Revenue

$42,160,849.00