White Nights
1985 · 136 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 8,616 VOTES · DIR. Taylor Hackford
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!
00:13:06 We're leveling. Into emergency drill. Please stay in your seats!
00:18:52 Please feel at home.
00:26:55 No, I won't.
00:31:05 - Larry! - He's an embarrassment to them.
00:37:05 We're in Russia. In Russia, we open a bottle, we drink it.
00:40:57 And right!
00:46:34 - Yeah, yeah. - What did he want?
00:50:51 Actually, it's a terrible embarrassment to us, you being back here.
00:56:03 A little ballet? A little ballet. A classical ballet. Coming up.
01:01:00 I heard you were married.
01:04:36 It happens.
01:13:36 Let's enjoy it. The chair of honor, right there.
01:16:48 You can't deny it.
01:23:08 I can't start all over again.
01:27:10 - Please, this man is very special. - I'll do all I can.
01:34:21 She's wasting herself on this...
01:39:17 After midnight's the best time. These two get into a chess match.
01:46:07 Tell me, if I had asked you to come with me the first time...
01:54:36 Come on.
01:59:41 - Later. - But, Colonel Chaiko...
02:04:55 Look out!
02:07:36 Very well.
02:12:30 Thanks, Nik. Thanks.
Cast & Characters
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines
Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski
Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren
Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page
Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini
Darya Greenwood
John Glover
Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff
Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins
Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
Ambassador Smith
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,096
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:08:06
Final line02:12:30
Production Record
DirectorTaylor Hackford
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$42,160,849
IMDb votes8,616