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White Nights (1985)

PG-13 · 1985-11-22 · 2h 16m · EN
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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.

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Taylor HackfordDirectorEric HughesWriter
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Mikhail BaryshnikovMikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' RodchenkoGregory HinesGregory HinesRaymond GreenwoodJerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiColonel ChaikoHelen MirrenHelen MirrenGalina IvanovaGeraldine PageGeraldine PageAnne WyattIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniDarya GreenwoodJohn GloverJohn GloverWynn ScottStefan GryffStefan GryffCaptain KiriginWilliam HootkinsWilliam HootkinsChuck MalarekShane RimmerShane RimmerAmbassador Larry SmithFlorence FaureFlorence FaureBallerina (Death)David SavileDavid SavilePilot

Keywords

EscapeKgbBalletSiberiaAirplane crashTap dancingEmigrantBolshoi ballet

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityEscape · Kgb · BalletDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference59436Actor preference28424 · 273288 · 222557

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What is White Nights about?

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.

How long is White Nights?

White Nights has a runtime of 136 minutes.

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