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1985

White Nights

Directed by Taylor Hackford
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.

Duration

2h 16m

Released

November 22, 1985

Revenue

$42,160,849

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6.7

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Cast32

  • Mikhail Baryshnikov
  • Gregory Hines
  • Jerzy Skolimowski
  • Helen Mirren
  • Geraldine Page
  • Isabella Rossellini
  • John Glover
  • Stefan Gryff
  • William Hootkins

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