Directed by:
Taylor HackfordCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Michel ColombierCast:
Michail Baryšnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Daniel Benzali, Maryam d'Abo (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
After taking an emergency landing in Siberia, Soviet ballet dancer Nikolai Rodchenko (world renowned dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sex and the City) is detained by authorities and branded a defector. Returning to Leningrad he is reunited with former love, aging prima ballerina Galina Ivanova (Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren, The Queen) and meets a dynamic American dancer named Raymond Greenwood (Gregory Hines,Running Scared). Having defected to the Soviet Union during the Vietnam War Raymond has since become disenchanted with the current regime and seeks change. Together, the formidable dance duo plots an escape to the American consulate and hopefully freedom. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Michail Baryšnikov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269054_352deb.jpg)
Michail Baryšnikov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (2006) (series)
White Nights (1985)
The Turning Point (1977)
![Gregory Hines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267740_e06b06.jpg)
Gregory Hines
USA
Best movies:
White Nights (1985)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
The Cotton Club (1984)
![Jerzy Skolimowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/976/161976845_3cf811.jpg)
Jerzy Skolimowski
Poland
Best movies:
The Avengers (2012)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Deep End (1970)
![Helen Mirren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/328/162328448_604ac0.png)
Helen Mirren
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
![Geraldine Page](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296559_ccc257.jpg)
Geraldine Page
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
![Isabella Rossellini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/593/163593517_755410.jpg)
Isabella Rossellini
Italy
Best movies:
Blue Velvet (1986)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
![John Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/144/162144085_d08117.jpg)
John Glover
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Payback (1999)
Annie Hall (1977)
![Daniel Benzali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640042_e5e97a.jpg)
Daniel Benzali
Brazil
Best movies:
The Last of His Tribe (1992) (TV movie)
All the Little Animals (1998)
White Nights (1985)
![Maryam d'Abo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272966_a5d750.jpg)
Maryam d'Abo
UK
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Browning Version (1994)
Jiří Stanislav
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
White Nights (1985)
Nikdy nekončí (1992) (TV movie)
![William Hootkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505340_ebf81c.jpg)
William Hootkins
USA
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
La Guerre des étoiles (1977)
Batman (1989)
![Shane Rimmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509528_1b217c.jpg)
Shane Rimmer
Canada
Best movies:
La Guerre des étoiles (1977)
Batman Begins (2005)
Gandhi (1982)
![Aleksandr Naumov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/510/159510302_cb684f.jpg)
Aleksandr Naumov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Jolki 2 (2011)
Granica. Tajožnyj roman (2001) (series)
Brother 2 (2000)
Marc Sinden
UK
Best movies:
White Nights (1985)
Piccolo grande amore (1993)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Stefan Gryff
Poland
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
One Against the Wind (1991) (TV movie)
Eleni (1985)
Seva Novgorodtsev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Summer (2018)
White Nights (1985)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Michael Petrovitch
UK
Best movies:
White Nights (1985)
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Turkey Shoot (1982)
Benny Young
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Chariots of Fire (1981)