White Nights

136 min 1985 Published on, 1 year ago

6.7

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.

Country

United States

Genre

Drama Thriller

Released

22 Nov, 1985

Main Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov , Gregory Hines , Jerzy Skolimowski , Helen Mirren , Geraldine Page

Supporting Cast

Isabella Rossellini , John Glover , Stefan Gryff , William Hootkins , Shane Rimmer

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