White Nights

2h 16min

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.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

New Visions

Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Darya Greenwood
John Glover

John Glover

Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff

Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure

Florence Faure

Ballerina (Death)
Ian Liston

Ian Liston

Co-pilot
Benny Young

Benny Young

Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake

Hilary Drake

Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki

Megumi Shimanuki

Stewardess #2
Maria Werlander

Maria Werlander

Child Ballerina
Aleksandr Naumov

Aleksandr Naumov

KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam D'Abo

Maryam D'Abo

French Girlfriend
Sussanah Morley

Sussanah Morley

Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqvist

Elisa Tornqvist

Journalist at Consulate
Jiří Stanislav

Jiří Stanislav

Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Michael Petrovitch

Michael Petrovitch

Helicopter Pilot

Release date

22nd Nov 1985

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский, Français, English