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White Nights (1985)

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.

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Mikhail BaryshnikovMikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
  • Photo of Gregory HinesGregory HinesRaymond Greenwood
  • Photo of Jerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiColonel Chaiko
  • Photo of Helen MirrenHelen MirrenGalina Ivanova
  • Photo of Geraldine PageGeraldine PageAnne Wyatt
  • Photo of Isabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniDarya Greenwood
  • Photo of John GloverJohn GloverWynn Scott
  • Photo of Stefan GryffStefan GryffCaptain Kirigin
  • Photo of William HootkinsWilliam HootkinsChuck Malarek
  • Photo of Shane RimmerShane RimmerAmbassador Larry Smith

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