White Nights (1985)
Ratings:
6.7 (TMDb)
Released:
1985-11-22
Runtime:
2h 16m
Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Taylor Hackford
Actors:
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff
Synopsis
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.