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Overview

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Director:
Taylor Hackford
Writers:
James Goldman (screenplay) and
Eric Hughes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Hackford Named Directors Guild President
 (From The Wrap. 26 July 2009, 11:42 AM, PDT)

Cannes 08: James Gray on "Two Lovers"
 (From IFC. 26 May 2008, 11:29 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Will Raymond Greenwood (American tap dancer who deserted the Army) help Nikolai Rodchenko (ballet dancer who defected Russia to the US) escape the Soviet Union again? more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mikhail Baryshnikov ... Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

Gregory Hines ... Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski ... Colonel Chaiko

Helen Mirren ... Galina Ivanova

Geraldine Page ... Anne Wyatt

Isabella Rossellini ... Darya Greenwood
John Glover ... Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff ... Captain Kirigin

William Hootkins ... Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer ... Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure ... Ballerina (Death)
David Savile ... Pilot
Ian Liston ... Co-pilot
Benny Young ... Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake ... Stewardess #1
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Additional Details

Runtime:
136 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Lionel Richie's song "Say You, Say Me" wasn't included on the soundtrack album to the film. This is because Motown Records did not want Richie's first single since the Can't Slow Down album to appear on another record label. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During Chaiko's interrogation of Rodchenko at the clinic, the torn items thrown on Rodchenko change. The image of a partial American Express Gold Card appears, disappears, then re-appears during the course of the questioning. more
Quotes:
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko: I see. You and your wife, you worke in the theater. And you live here... in Siberia.
Raymond Greenwood: It's just temporary.
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko: [dryly] Of course. Nobody is here permanently.
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Movie Connections:
References Porgy and Bess (1959) more
Soundtrack:
tapDANCE more

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Will Raymond Greenwood (American tap dancer who deserted the Army) help Nikolai Rodchenko (ballet dancer who defected Russia to the US) escape the Soviet Union again?, 20 May 2006
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The two giant and opposing nations of the Cold War, Russia and the United States of America, are represented through the protagonists of "White Nights". Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov are two superb dancers who act in the film, and delight the viewer through artistic communication. The emotion evoked by their performances is unparalleled; feelings of despair, frustration, anger and desire for freedom are all present in their body-language. The title of the film refers to a natural occurrence, present in northern Russia: The White Nights are a phenomenon which lasts a few weeks between Spring and Summer. During this time, there is light for most the night; after sunset and during twilight, it looks white and clear... a white night. This film is truly worth watching, I own it and am glad. Not only does it possess a grand artistic value, but also a great story from a historical period in which one's life was completely controlled by political agreements. It is in this Orwellian society, that human values arise and struggle for survival... do not miss it!

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