White Nights (1985)
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42% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
73% of users liked it
(5,276 ratings)
The fancy footwork and star appeal of Gregory Hines as Raymond, an exiled American, and the powerful grace of Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikolai, a defector, combine with a great production design to carry this otherwise thinly-stretched tale of intrigue. With a stellar supporting cast (Isabella… More The fancy footwork and star appeal of Gregory Hines as Raymond, an exiled American, and the powerful grace of Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikolai, a defector, combine with a great production design to carry this otherwise thinly-stretched tale of intrigue. With a stellar supporting cast (Isabella Rossellini as Raymond's wife, Helen Mirren as Nikolai's lover, and Jerzy Skolimowski, the Polish director, as a wily KGB agent), the film has a few excellent moments. Nikolai has defected from the former USSR some time in the past. While on a trip, his plane spectacularly crashes on a runway in Siberia. Trapped in the country he had escaped, he is brought to stay with Raymond, an American who defected during the Vietnam war. Nikolai desperately wants to get out of the country, but the Russians have other plans. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Taylor Hackford
- Written By
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1985 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A manipulative movie that spoils the few pleasures it delivers.
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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
The in-between moments are interesting, and the dancing is spectacular.
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Cast
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Nikolai "Kolya" Rodchenko
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Gregory Hines
as Raymond Greenwood
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Jerzy Skolimowski
as Col. Chaiko
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Helen Mirren
as Galina Ivanova
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Geraldine Page
as Anne Wyatt
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Isabella Rossellini
as Darya Greenwood
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John Glover
as Wynn Scott
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Stefan Gryff
as Capt. Kirigin
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William Hootkins
as Chuck Malarek
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Shane Rimmer
as Ambassador Smith
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Florence Faure
as Ballerina - Death
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Daniel Benzali
as Dr. Asher
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Maryam d'Abo
as French Girlfriend
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Hilary Drake
as Stewardess
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Ian Liston
as Co-pilot
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Michael Petrovich
as Helicopter Pilot
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David Savile
as Pilot
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Jirí Stanislav
as Chaiko's Driver
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Benny Young
as Flight Engineer
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Josephine Buchan
as Caroline
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Helene Denbey
as Bess
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Andreas Markos
as Escamilla
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Marc Michalsky
as KGB Agent
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Susannah Morley
as Journalist in Opera House
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Alexander Naumov
as KGB #2
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Edward Ochagavia
as KGB Agent
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Galina Pomerantzeva
as Dvornik
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Sergei Rousakov
as KGB Agent
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Megumi Shimanuki
as Stewardess
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Mark Sinden
as Charles
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Elisa Tornqvist
as Journalist at Consulate House
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Maria Werlander
as Child Ballerina
- Nancy Klopper
