White Nights (1985)
6.7|22 Nov, 1985|136 min
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
6.7|22 Nov, 1985|136 min
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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $42,160,849
English,
Français,
Pусский
Budget--
Revenue $42,160,849
Keywords
escape
kgb
tap dancing
ballet
airplane crash
siberia
emigrant
bolshoi ballet
Casts
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines
Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski
Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren
Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page
Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini
Darya Greenwood
John Glover
Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff
Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins
Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure
Ballerina (Death)
David Savile
Pilot
Ian Liston
Co-pilot
Benny Young
Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake
Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki
Stewardess #2
Daniel Benzali
Dr. Asher
Maria Werlander
Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzeva
Dvornik
Sergei Rusakov
KGB 1
Aleksandr Naumov
KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam d'Abo
French Girlfriend
Marc Sinden
Charles
Josephine Buchan
Caroline
Helene Denbey
Bess
Sussanah Morley
Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqvist
Journalist at Consulate
Jiří Stanislav
Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Edward Ochagavia
KGB Agent
Marc Michalsky
KGB Agent
Michael Petrovitch
Helicopter Pilot
Andreas Markos
Escamilla
Crews
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
Taylor Hackford
Director
William S. Gilmore
Producer
Eric Hughes
Screenplay
James Goldman
Story
James Goldman
Screenplay
Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Joanne Woollard
Set Decoration
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Bill Borden
Associate Producer
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Richard Dawking
Art Direction
Philip Harrison
Production Design
Austen Spriggs
Art Direction
Malcolm Middleton
Art Direction
Lionel Richie
Songs
Phil Ramone
Music Supervisor
Twyla Tharp
Choreographer
Roland Petit
Choreographer
Phil Collins
Songs
Shane O'Neill
Clapper Loader
Garth Inns
Special Effects
Neville C. Thompson
Production Manager
Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
John Harris
Additional Photography
Gregory J. Schmidt
Aerial Camera
Peter Brayham
Stunt Coordinator
Gerald C. Wheatley
Accountant
Deveril Goodman
Associate Editor
Paula Gilmore
Location Casting
Steve Crawley
Stunts
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Stuart Rose
Assistant Art Director
Dushko Indjic
Boom Operator
José de Sá Caetano
Assistant Director
Jeff Conroy
Production Assistant
Bob Bridges
Video Assist Operator
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Leslie Butterfield
Standby Carpenter
Peter Culverwell
Assistant Editor
Jules Chaikin
Music Consultant
Matti Ollila
Assistant Director
Harold Michelson
Continuity
Trevor Rutherford
Playback Coordinator
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Rick Meyer
Assistant Editor
Jeff Hawke
Aerial Coordinator
Mo Coppitters
Production Coordinator
Mike Connors
Focus Puller
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Master
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Artist
Madeleine Masters
Makeup Artist
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Syd Nightingale
Construction Manager
Ray Hall
Grip
Alan Barry
Best Boy Electric
Don S. Walden
Sound Editor
Robert Harman
Stunts
Roy Moores
Projection
Bill Fisher
Standby Painter
Doreen A. Dixon
Supervising ADR Editor
Juhani Jotuni
Unit Manager
Romo Gorrara
Stunts
Peter Elford
Location Manager
Carrie Stein
Production Assistant
Maurice Gillett
Chief Lighting Technician
Frank M. Holgate
Aerial Director of Photography
Malcolm Weaver
Stunts
Denis Holt
Executive In Charge Of Production
Tony Aherne
Third Assistant Director
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ron Lambert
Color Timer
Ian Wingrove
Special Effects
Dave Holland
Stunts
Barry Richardson
Hairdresser
Joseph Holsen
Sound Editor
Martin Gutteridge
Special Effects
Helen Caldwell
Stunts
Lissa Ruben
Continuity
Murray Close
Still Photographer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kieron Phipps
Second Assistant Director
Denis Hopperton
Standby Property Master
Peter Benson
Standby Property Master
Anja Harjula
Production Manager
Johanna Kärävä
Production Coordinator
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Choreographer
Evangeline Harrison
Costume Design
Mel Sansom
Standby Rigger
Valerie Lesser
Assistant Editor
Tom McCarthy Jr.
Supervising Sound Editor
Curt Sobel
Supervising Music Editor
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Maria do Carmo Moser
Production Manager
Bernard Hanson
Location Manager
George Ball
Property Master
Karl F. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Jay Kamen
ADR Editor
Noel Davis
Casting
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Fredric Steinkamp
Editor
William Steinkamp
Editor
Kenneth J. Withers
Additional Photography
Backdrops & Posters
