🎬 Drama, Thriller

White Nights

"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other."

⭐ 6.7/10 1985 2h 16m Dir. Taylor Hackford

About this movie

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.

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6.7/10 144 votes

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Year
1985
Runtime
2h 16m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
144
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Thriller 🎬 Taylor Hackford 👤 Mikhail Baryshnikov 👤 Gregory Hines 👤 Jerzy Skolimowski
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White Nights has a runtime of 2h 16m (2 hours and 16 minutes).
White Nights was directed by Taylor Hackford and released in 1985.
White Nights is a Drama, Thriller film (1985).
The cast of White Nights includes Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page.
White Nights has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 144 votes.

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