White Nights

1985 · directed by Taylor Hackford

Rating

59/100

Hit

no

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.

White Nights (1985), directed by Taylor Hackford, rates 59/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Mikhail Baryshnikov
• Gregory Hines
• Jerzy Skolimowski
• Helen Mirren
• Geraldine Page
• Isabella Rossellini
• John Glover
• Stefan Gryff
• William Hootkins
• Shane Rimmer

Crew

• David Watkin — Director of Photography
• Fredric Steinkamp — Editor
• William Steinkamp — Editor
• Michel Colombier — Original Music Composer
• Eric Hughes — Screenplay
• James Goldman — Screenplay

More from Taylor Hackford

1. Ray (2004) — 76/100
2. Dolores Claiborne (1995) — 74/100
3. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — 73/100
4. Bound by Honor (1993) — 71/100
5. The Devil's Advocate (1997) — 70/100
6. Against All Odds (1984) — 56/100

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