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White Nights is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The title refers to the sunlit summer nights of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), the setting for the majority of the film, situated just a few degrees below the Arctic Circle.

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1985 · 2h 16m · Drama · Thriller

TMDB 6.7/10 (148 votes)

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.

Directed by Taylor Hackford

Box office $42M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Taylor HackfordDirector

Mikhail Baryshnikovas Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

Gregory Hinesas Raymond Greenwood

Jerzy Skolimowskias Colonel Chaiko

Helen Mirrenas Galina Ivanova

Geraldine Pageas Anne Wyatt

Isabella Rossellinias Darya Greenwood

John Gloveras Wynn Scott

Stefan Gryffas Captain Kirigin

William Hootkinsas Chuck Malarek

Shane Rimmeras Ambassador Larry Smith

Florence Faureas Ballerina (Death)DDavid Savileas Pilot IIan Listonas Co-pilot

Benny Youngas Flight Engineer