6.7
White Nights
DramaMusicPG-13
"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other."
Duration
2h 16mRelease
22 Nov 1985Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?
Cast
Mikhail BaryshnikovGregory HinesJerzy Skolimowski
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10Rotten Tomatoes: 46%Metacritic: 46/100
Details
Director
Taylor Hackford
Writers
James GoldmanEric HughesNancy Dowd
Revenue
$42,160,849Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations totalTrailer
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