White Nights

(1985)Directed by Taylor Hackford136 min · PG-13Drama, Thriller
Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom-and each other.

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.

Mikhail Baryshnikovas Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hinesas Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowskias Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirrenas Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Pageas Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellinias Darya Greenwood
John Gloveras Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryffas Captain Kirigin
William Hootkinsas Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmeras Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faureas Ballerina (Death)
Ian Listonas Co-pilot
Benny Youngas Flight Engineer
Hilary Drakeas Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanukias Stewardess #2
Daniel Benzalias Dr. Asher
Maria Werlanderas Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzevaas Dvornik
Sergei Rusakovas KGB 1
Aleksandr Naumovas KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam D'Aboas French Girlfriend
Marc Sindenas Charles
Josephine Buchanas Caroline