White Nights [Special Edition]

Director: Taylor Hackford Taylor Hackford

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2006
UPC:	0043396159037
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:16:00
Sales rank:	5,637

Special Features

Closed Caption;Commentary by director Taylor Hackford; Pas de deux: making White Nights

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mikhail Baryshnikov	Nikolai "Kolya" Rodchenko
Gregory Hines	Raymond Greenwood
Isabella Rossellini	Darya Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski	Col. Chaiko
Helen Mirren	Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page	Anne Wyatt
John Glover	Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff	Capt. Kirigin
William Hootkins	Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer	Ambassador Smith
Florence Faure	Ballerina (Death)
David Savile	Pilot
Ian Liston	Copilot
Benny Young	Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake	Stewardess
Megumi Shimanuki	Stewardess
Daniel Benzali	Dr. Asher
Maria Werlander	Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzeva	Dvornik
Sergei Rousakov	KGB Agent
Aleksandr Naumov	KGB Agent
Edward Ochagavia	KGB Agent
Marc Michalsky	KGB Agent
Maryam D'Abo	French Girl Friend
Marc Sinden	Charles
Josephine Buchan	Caroline
Helene Denbey	Bess
Susannah Morley	Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqvist	Journalist at Consulate House
Jiri Stanislav	Chaiko's Driver
Michael Petrovitch	Helicopter Pilot
Andreas Markos	Escamilla
Nancy Klopper	Actor
Mark Sinden	Charles
Alexander Naumov	KGB #2
Michel Colombier	Composer

Technical Credits

James Goldman

Eric Hughes

Nancy Dowd

Taylor Hackford	Director,Producer
James Goldman	Screenwriter
Eric Hughes	Screenwriter
William S. Gilmore	Producer
Stuart Benjamin	Executive Producer
Martin Gutteridge	Special Effects
Garth Inns	Special Effects
Ian Wingrove	Special Effects
Nancy Dowd	Screenwriter
Clive Winter	Sound/Sound Designer