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White Nights

A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?

Director

Taylor Hackford

Year

Genre

Box Office

$42,160,849

Production

N/A

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Raymond Greenwood

Colonel Chaiko

Jerzy Skolimowski

Galina Ivanova

Anne Wyatt

Darya Greenwood

Isabella Rossellini

Wynn Scott

Captain Kirigin

Chuck Malarek

William Hootkins

Ambassador Smith

Ballerina (Death)

Pilot

Co-Pilot

Flight Engineer

Stewardess I

Stewardess II

Megumi Shimanuki

Dr. Asher

Child Ballerina

Maria Werlander

Dvornik

Galina Pomerantzeva

KGB 1

KGB 2

Aleksandr Naumov

French Girlfriend

Charles

Caroline

Josephine Buchan

Bess

Journalist in Opera House

Sussanah Morley

Journalist at Consulat

Elisa Tornqviet

Chaiko's Driver (Leningrad)

Jirí Stanislav

KGB Agent

Eduard Ochagavya

KGB Agent

Helicopter Pilot

Michael Petrovitch

Escamilla

Woman in Spandex Pants

Russian Boarder Guard

Anthony Straeger

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Colonel Chaiko Nikolai 'kolya' Rodchenko Raymond Greenwood Pilot Anne Wyatt Galina Ivanova Captain Kirigin

Sounds like a gypsy song.
Thank you. - White Nights

Sounds like a gypsy song. Thank you.

No what did he say to you - White Nights

No what did he say to you

Keep your heads down. Keep down!
We're in a rapid descent! - White Nights

Keep your heads down. Keep down! We're in a rapid desce...

- They won't allow us to land.
- For God's sake! We're down to 6000. - White Nights

- They won't allow us to land. - For God's sake! W...

We're leveling. Into emergency drill.
Please stay in your seats! - White Nights

We're leveling. Into emergency drill. Please stay in yo...

Secure yourself! Hold on! - White Nights

Secure yourself! Hold on!

Watch out! - White Nights

Has my team gone
through the plane? - White Nights

Has my team gone through the plane?

My, my. - White Nights

I want you to phone Moscow
immediately. - White Nights

I want you to phone Moscow immediately.

Please inform the embassy I am here I am an American citizen - White Nights

Please inform the embassy I am here I am an American citizen

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond! - White Nights

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

- Show-off American bastard.
- Tamara, calm down. - White Nights

- Show-off American bastard. - Tamara, calm down.

Hey, pretty baby.
What's your name? - White Nights

Hey, pretty baby. What's your name?

- He's waiting outside for us.
- What is he doing here? - White Nights

- He's waiting outside for us. - What is he doing here?

We work in the theatre here Yeah I'm a tap dancer - White Nights

We work in the theatre here Yeah I'm a tap dancer

It was all very clear. - White Nights

It was all very clear.

Did you tell him he would
be given the opportunity... - White Nights

Did you tell him he would be given the opportunity...

Get out. - White Nights

A man gets old before his time
in places like this. - White Nights

A man gets old before his time in places like this.

Modern man is so confused Raymond - White Nights

Modern man is so confused Raymond

Actually, it's a terrible embarrassment
to us, you being back here. - White Nights

Actually, it's a terrible embarrassment to us, you bein...

Hello, Pasha. - White Nights

It's just the same. - White Nights

It's just the same.

I wish we could lose ourselves here.
Just you and I. - White Nights

I wish we could lose ourselves here. Just you and I.

How about that?
That's what they want? - White Nights

How about that? That's what they want?

- Can you count?
- Yeah, don't worry. Just spin. - White Nights

- Can you count? - Yeah, don't worry. Just spin.

Eleven pirouettes... - White Nights

Eleven pirouettes...

Very impressive. - White Nights

Very impressive.

Galina Ivanova.
Raymond Greenwood. - White Nights

Galina Ivanova. Raymond Greenwood.

They didn't believe you stayed in the West without word to me - White Nights

They didn't believe you stayed in the West without word...

A lady from the past? - White Nights

A lady from the past?

- Get out!
- I'm going, little one. - White Nights

- Get out! - I'm going, little one.

Nice music, isn't it? - White Nights

Nice music, isn't it?

Yeah, sometimes. - White Nights

Yeah, sometimes.

Don't kid yourself You know how elite live in this country - White Nights

Don't kid yourself You know how elite live in this...

Don't do this He's just a goddamn dancer - White Nights

Don't do this He's just a goddamn dancer

Stop it. It's okay. It's okay. - White Nights

Stop it. It's okay. It's okay.

Now I'll talk to you.
I've got no choice. - White Nights

Now I'll talk to you. I've got no choice.

You are working for Chaiko,
aren't you? - White Nights

You are working for Chaiko, aren't you?

Oh, Kolya, I'm too frightened. - White Nights

Oh, Kolya, I'm too frightened.

I won't let them destroy you. - White Nights

I won't let them destroy you.

Come on, get off your ass! - White Nights

Come on, get off your ass!

Good morning, young lady. - White Nights

Good morning, young lady.

Raymond. - White Nights

Give me a break.
We're not gonna try that again. - White Nights

Give me a break. We're not gonna try that again.

If we can make it to the consulate,
we'll be safe. - White Nights

If we can make it to the consulate, we'll be safe.

Let's get this straight. - White Nights

Let's get this straight.

That's better. - White Nights

- I'll always love you.
- Go now, please. Go fast. - White Nights

- I'll always love you. - Go now, please. Go fast.

- Well?
- We're going. - White Nights

- Well? - We're going.

Come on. - White Nights

Well, colonel, now what? - White Nights

Well, colonel, now what?

Hey! - White Nights

I love you. - White Nights

- It took you long enough.
- You should have come in the front. - White Nights

- It took you long enough. - You should have come in the fro...

- How recent?
- Half-hour ago. - White Nights

- How recent? - Half-hour ago.

I'm sorry. I apologize. - White Nights

I'm sorry. I apologize.

You want to talk?
I'll tell you something too. - White Nights

You want to talk? I'll tell you something too.

Now, Raymond. - White Nights

- I'm sorry for losing my temper.
- It's a little late for apologies. - White Nights

- I'm sorry for losing my temper. - It's a little ...

What is it? - White Nights

You should hear something - White Nights

You should hear something

As you wish. - White Nights

Stop. - White Nights

Come on. - White Nights

Wynn Scott.
We should leave your friend here. - White Nights

Wynn Scott. We should leave your friend here.

You black bastard. - White Nights

You black bastard.

- Can you drive faster?
- We don't want to blow it by speeding. - White Nights

- Can you drive faster? - We don't want to blow it by s...

Are you hungry? There's a party
at the consulate tonight. - White Nights

Are you hungry? There's a party at the consulate tonigh...

I'm always relieved
when the white nights are over. - White Nights

I'm always relieved when the white nights are over.

They got out, didn't they? - White Nights

They got out, didn't they?

Get out. - White Nights

So long, Greenwood.
Rifles up! - White Nights

So long, Greenwood. Rifles up!

- Don't shoot me in the back.
- Just walk. - White Nights

- Don't shoot me in the back. - Just walk.

Welcome, comrade. - White Nights

Welcome, comrade.

Raymond! - White Nights

- I'm going home.
- Yes. - White Nights

- I'm going home. - Yes.

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A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?

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Director: Taylor Hackford

Writer: James Goldman, Eric Hughes, Nancy Dowd

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, music

Year: 1985

MetaScore: 46/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $42,160,849

Released: 06 Dec 1985

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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