White Nights

White Nights (1985)

Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1985-11-22
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 128 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 16min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Taylor Hackford
star 6.7/10
From 128 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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
  • Ian Liston

    as Co-pilot
  • Benny Young

    as Flight Engineer
  • Hilary Drake

    as Stewardess #1
  • Megumi Shimanuki

    as Stewardess #2
  • Daniel Benzali

    as Dr. Asher
  • Maria Werlander

    as Child Ballerina
  • Galina Pomerantzeva

    as Dvornik
  • Sergei Rusakov

    as KGB 1
  • Aleksandr Naumov

    as KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
  • Maryam d'Abo

    as French Girlfriend
  • Marc Sinden

    as Charles
  • Josephine Buchan

    as Caroline
  • Helene Denbey

    as Bess
  • Sussanah Morley

    as Journalist in Opera House
  • Elisa Tornqvist

    as Journalist at Consulate
  • Jiří Stanislav

    as Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
  • Edward Ochagavia

    as KGB Agent
  • Marc Michalsky

    as KGB Agent
  • Michael Petrovitch

    as Helicopter Pilot
  • Andreas Markos

    as Escamilla
Camera David Watkin Director of Photography
Sound Michel Colombier Original Music Composer
Directing Taylor Hackford Director
Production William S. Gilmore Producer
Writing Eric Hughes Screenplay
Writing James Goldman Story
Writing James Goldman Screenplay
Crew Nancy Dowd Additional Writing
Art Joanne Woollard Set Decoration
Production Jeremy Zimmermann Casting
Production Bill Borden Associate Producer
Production Nancy Klopper Casting
Art Richard Dawking Art Direction
Art Philip Harrison Production Design
Art Austen Spriggs Art Direction
Art Malcolm Middleton Art Direction
Sound Lionel Richie Songs
Sound Phil Ramone Music Supervisor
Crew Twyla Tharp Choreographer
Crew Roland Petit Choreographer
Sound Phil Collins Songs
Camera Shane O'Neill Clapper Loader
Crew Garth Inns Special Effects
Production Neville C. Thompson Production Manager
Directing Ray Corbett Assistant Director
Camera John Harris Additional Photography
Camera Gregory J. Schmidt Aerial Camera
Crew Peter Brayham Stunt Coordinator
Production Gerald C. Wheatley Accountant
Editing Deveril Goodman Associate Editor
Production Paula Gilmore Location Casting
Crew Steve Crawley Stunts
Camera Freddie Cooper Camera Operator
Art Stuart Rose Assistant Art Director
Sound Dushko Indjic Boom Operator
Directing José de Sá Caetano Assistant Director
Production Jeff Conroy Production Assistant
Crew Bob Bridges Video Assist Operator
Sound Clive Winter Sound Mixer
Art Leslie Butterfield Standby Carpenter
Editing Peter Culverwell Assistant Editor
Sound Jules Chaikin Music Consultant
Directing Matti Ollila Assistant Director
Directing Harold Michelson Continuity
Crew Trevor Rutherford Playback Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Ken Crouch Wardrobe Assistant
Editing Rick Meyer Assistant Editor
Crew Jeff Hawke Aerial Coordinator
Production Mo Coppitters Production Coordinator
Camera Mike Connors Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up Janet Tebrooke Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Neville Smallwood Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Madeleine Masters Makeup Artist
Sound Don Digirolamo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Syd Nightingale Construction Manager
Camera Ray Hall Grip
Lighting Alan Barry Best Boy Electric
Sound Don S. Walden Sound Editor
Crew Robert Harman Stunts
Crew Roy Moores Projection
Art Bill Fisher Standby Painter
Sound Doreen A. Dixon Supervising ADR Editor
Production Juhani Jotuni Unit Manager
Crew Romo Gorrara Stunts
Production Peter Elford Location Manager
Production Carrie Stein Production Assistant
Lighting Maurice Gillett Chief Lighting Technician
Camera Frank M. Holgate Aerial Director of Photography
Crew Malcolm Weaver Stunts
Production Denis Holt Executive In Charge Of Production
Directing Tony Aherne Third Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Ron Beck Wardrobe Supervisor
Editing Ron Lambert Color Timer
Crew Ian Wingrove Special Effects
Crew Dave Holland Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Barry Richardson Hairdresser
Sound Joseph Holsen Sound Editor
Crew Martin Gutteridge Special Effects
Crew Helen Caldwell Stunts
Directing Lissa Ruben Continuity
Camera Murray Close Still Photographer
Sound Robert Knudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Kieron Phipps Second Assistant Director
Art Denis Hopperton Standby Property Master
Art Peter Benson Standby Property Master
Production Anja Harjula Production Manager
Production Johanna Kärävä Production Coordinator
Crew Mikhail Baryshnikov Choreographer
Costume & Make-Up Evangeline Harrison Costume Design
Lighting Mel Sansom Standby Rigger
Editing Valerie Lesser Assistant Editor
Sound Tom McCarthy Jr. Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Curt Sobel Supervising Music Editor
Sound Robert Glass Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Maria do Carmo Moser Production Manager
Production Bernard Hanson Location Manager
Art George Ball Property Master
Editing Karl F. Steinkamp Assistant Editor
Sound Jay Kamen ADR Editor
Production Noel Davis Casting
Art Dan Perri Title Designer
Production Taylor Hackford Producer
Editing Fredric Steinkamp Editor
Editing William Steinkamp Editor
Camera Kenneth J. Withers Additional Photography

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