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White Nights
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
6.7(154)19852h 16m
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.
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
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Cast

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
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Crew
Directing
- Taylor HackfordDirector
- Ray CorbettAssistant Director
- José de Sá CaetanoAssistant Director
- Matti OllilaAssistant Director
- Harold MichelsonContinuity
- Tony AherneThird Assistant Director
- Lissa RubenContinuity
- Kieron PhippsSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Eric HughesScreenplay
- James GoldmanStory
- James GoldmanScreenplay
Production
- William S. GilmoreProducer
- Jeremy ZimmermannCasting
- Bill BordenAssociate Producer
- Nancy KlopperCasting
- Neville C. ThompsonProduction Manager
- Gerald C. WheatleyAccountant
- Paula GilmoreLocation Casting
- Jeff ConroyProduction Assistant
- Mo CoppittersProduction Coordinator
- Juhani JotuniUnit Manager
- Peter ElfordLocation Manager
- Carrie SteinProduction Assistant
Camera
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- Shane O'NeillClapper Loader
- John HarrisAdditional Photography
- Gregory J. SchmidtAerial Camera
- Freddie CooperCamera Operator
- Mike ConnorsFocus Puller
- Ray HallGrip
- Frank M. HolgateAerial Director of Photography
- Murray CloseStill Photographer
- Kenneth J. WithersAdditional Photography
Editing
- Deveril GoodmanAssociate Editor
- Peter CulverwellAssistant Editor
- Rick MeyerAssistant Editor
- Ron LambertColor Timer
- Valerie LesserAssistant Editor
- Karl F. SteinkampAssistant Editor
- Fredric SteinkampEditor
- William SteinkampEditor
Sound
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
- Lionel RichieSongs
- Phil RamoneMusic Supervisor
- Phil CollinsSongs
- Dushko IndjicBoom Operator
- Clive WinterSound Mixer
- Jules ChaikinMusic Consultant
- Don DigirolamoSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Don S. WaldenSound Editor
- Doreen A. DixonSupervising ADR Editor
- Joseph HolsenSound Editor
- Robert 'Buzz' KnudsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Joanne WoollardSet Decoration
- Richard DawkingArt Direction
- Philip HarrisonProduction Design
- Austen SpriggsArt Direction
- Malcolm MiddletonArt Direction
- Stuart RoseAssistant Art Director
- Leslie ButterfieldStandby Carpenter
- Syd NightingaleConstruction Manager
- Bill FisherStandby Painter
- Denis HoppertonStandby Property Master
- Peter BensonStandby Property Master
- George BallProperty Master
Costume & Make-Up
- Ken CrouchWardrobe Assistant
- Janet TebrookeWardrobe Master
- Neville SmallwoodMakeup Artist
- Madeleine MastersMakeup Artist
- Ron BeckWardrobe Supervisor
- Barry RichardsonHairdresser
- Evangeline HarrisonCostume Design
Crew
- Nancy DowdAdditional Writing
- Twyla TharpChoreographer
- Roland PetitChoreographer
- Garth InnsSpecial Effects
- Peter BrayhamStunt Coordinator
- Steve CrawleyStunts
- Bob BridgesVideo Assist Operator
- Trevor RutherfordPlayback Coordinator
- Jeff HawkeAerial Coordinator
- Robert HarmanStunts
- Roy MooresProjection
- Romo GorraraStunts
Lighting
- Alan BarryBest Boy Electric
- Maurice GillettChief Lighting Technician
- Mel SansomStandby Rigger