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White Nights

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

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.

Top 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

Overview

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.

Rating

6.7 / 10
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