White Nights

1985 · 136 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 8,616 VOTES · DIR. Taylor Hackford

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,096 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:08:06 Bravo!
00:12:49 If those flames find the hydraulic fluid, we won't need any airfield.
00:18:25 I've seen you dance, Rodchenko.
00:26:32 - Show-off American bastard. - Tamara, calm down.
00:30:37 - I'm surprised they let the plane land. - He's an American citizen!
00:35:54 Shut up!
00:40:13 So I'm 18.
00:45:01 You mustn't think you're being used.
00:49:06 It's a piece of cake.
00:54:19 Things are gonna get better for us here.
00:58:56 Rubles.
01:03:12 What are you saying? You know what would happen.
01:11:46 Nice music, isn't it?
01:15:18 I show you respect, but now, no more.
01:19:39 Now the young ones don't even know your name.
01:25:29 Well, I'll have them write you there. Thank you so very much.
01:32:31 You've done a great job taking care of your wife.
01:36:27 Oh, Dasha.
01:43:36 We can't ask a child to grow up here.
01:50:36 Calm down? You see what this little shit is trying to do?
01:56:37 I want to hear what's going on up there.
02:02:14 You know, Raymond, your wife is Russian.
02:05:36 Block the entrance.
02:08:27 Secure these gates.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,096
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:08:06
Final line02:08:27

Production Record

DirectorTaylor Hackford
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$42,160,849
IMDb votes8,616