White Nights
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.
1985 | 136m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Taylor Hackford |
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| Writer: | James Goldman, Eric Hughes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 22, 1985 |
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| Director: | Taylor Hackford |
| Writer: | James Goldman, Eric Hughes |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | escape, ballet, emigrant, kgb, airplane crash, bolshoi ballet, tap dancing, siberia |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, New Visions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $42,160,849
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Lionel Richie | Songs |
| Roland Petit | Choreographer |
| Twyla Tharp | Choreographer |
| Phil Collins | Songs |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov | Choreographer |
| Noel Davis | Casting |
| Carrie Stein | Production Assistant |
| Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| James Goldman | Screenplay, Story |
| Kenneth J. Withers | Additional Photography |
| Nancy Dowd | Additional Writing |
| Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Malcolm Middleton | Art Direction |
| Denis Holt | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Neville C. Thompson | Production Manager |
| Tony Aherne | Third Assistant Director |
| Lissa Ruben | Continuity |
| William Steinkamp | Editor |
| Eric Hughes | Screenplay |
| Richard Dawking | Art Direction |
| Joanne Woollard | Set Decoration |
| Phil Ramone | Music Supervisor |
| Evangeline Harrison | Costume Design |
| Kieron Phipps | Second Assistant Director |
| Bernard Hanson | Location Manager |
| Gerald C. Wheatley | Accountant |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Stuart Rose | Assistant Art Director |
| John Harris | Additional Photography |
| Ray Hall | Grip |
| Bob Bridges | Video Assist Operator |
| Trevor Rutherford | Playback Coordinator |
| Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Barry Richardson | Hairdresser |
| George Ball | Property Master |
| Leslie Butterfield | Standby Carpenter |
| Deveril Goodman | Associate Editor |
| Peter Culverwell | Assistant Editor |
| Don S. Walden | Sound Editor |
| Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ron Lambert | Color Timer |
| Gregory J. Schmidt | Aerial Camera |
| Garth Inns | Special Effects |
| Juhani Jotuni | Unit Manager |
| Maria do Carmo Moser | Production Manager |
| Robert Harman | Stunts |
| Dave Holland | Stunts |
| Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Austen Spriggs | Art Direction |
| Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Ray Corbett | Assistant Director |
| Peter Elford | Location Manager |
| Mo Coppitters | Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Conroy | Production Assistant |
| Harold Michelson | Continuity |
| Shane O'Neill | Clapper Loader |
| Roy Moores | Projection |
| Dushko Indjic | Boom Operator |
| Janet Tebrooke | Wardrobe Master |
| Madeleine Masters | Makeup Artist |
| Alan Barry | Best Boy Electric |
| Peter Benson | Standby Property Master |
| Bill Fisher | Standby Painter |
| Valerie Lesser | Assistant Editor |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Doreen A. Dixon | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Jules Chaikin | Music Consultant |
| Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Ian Wingrove | Special Effects |
| Anja Harjula | Production Manager |
| Johanna Kärävä | Production Coordinator |
| Helen Caldwell | Stunts |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Syd Nightingale | Construction Manager |
| Mike Connors | Focus Puller |
| Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Ron Beck | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Maurice Gillett | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Mel Sansom | Standby Rigger |
| Rick Meyer | Assistant Editor |
| Karl F. Steinkamp | Assistant Editor |
| Joseph Holsen | Sound Editor |
| Curt Sobel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeff Hawke | Aerial Coordinator |
| Martin Gutteridge | Special Effects |
| Paula Gilmore | Location Casting |
| Matti Ollila | Assistant Director |
| José de Sá Caetano | Assistant Director |
| Malcolm Weaver | Stunts |
| Steve Crawley | Stunts |
| Denis Hopperton | Standby Property Master |
| Peter Brayham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Romo Gorrara | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| William S. Gilmore | Producer |
| Bill Borden | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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