White Nights - Nacht der Entscheidung (1985)
Der russische Balletttänzer Nikolai Rodchenko ist vor Jahren aus der Sowjetunion in den Westen geflohen und hat sich geschworen, nie wieder einen Fuß in seine Heimat zu setzen. Doch als er eines Tages mit dem Flugzeug über der UdSSR abstürzt, will ihn der KGB der Bevölkerung als reumütigen Abtrünnigen präsentieren. Notgedrungen kehrt Nikolai ans Leningrader Kirow-Theater zurück, wo er gemeinsam mit dem während des Vietnamkriegs übergelaufenen amerikanischen Steptänzer Raymond Greenwood seine Flucht plant.
Der Regisseur:
Taylor Hackford
Die Autor:
James Goldman, Eric Hughes.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko |
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Gregory Hines as Raymond Greenwood |
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Jerzy Skolimowski as Colonel Chaiko |
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Helen Mirren as Galina Ivanova |
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Geraldine Page as Anne Wyatt |
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Isabella Rossellini as Darya Greenwood |
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John Glover as Wynn Scott |
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Stefan Gryff as Captain Kirigin |
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William Hootkins as Chuck Malarek |
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Shane Rimmer as Ambassador Larry Smith |
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Florence Faure as Ballerina (Death) |
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David Savile as Pilot |
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Ian Liston as Co-pilot |
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Benny Young as Flight Engineer |
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Hilary Drake as Stewardess #1 |
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Megumi Shimanuki as Stewardess #2 |
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Daniel Benzali as Dr. Asher |
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Maria Werlander as Child Ballerina |
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Galina Pomerantzeva as Dvornik |
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Sergei Rusakov as KGB 1 |
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Александр Наумов as KGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov) |
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Maryam D'Abo as French Girlfriend |
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Marc Sinden as Charles |
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Josephine Buchan as Caroline |
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Helene Denbey as Bess |
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Sussanah Morley as Journalist in Opera House |
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Elisa Tornqvist as Journalist at Consulate |
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Jiří Stanislav as Chaiko’s Driver (Leningrad) |
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Edward Ochagavia as KGB Agent |
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Marc Michalsky as KGB Agent |
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Michael Petrovitch as Helicopter Pilot |
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Andreas Markos as Escamilla |
| Camera | David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Producer |
| Writing | James Goldman | Story |
| Writing | James Goldman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Hughes | Screenplay |
| Crew | Nancy Dowd | Additional Writing |
| Production | Bill Borden | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Production | Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Art | Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Art | Richard Dawking | Art Direction |
| Art | Malcolm Middleton | Art Direction |
| Art | Austen Spriggs | Art Direction |
| Art | Joanne Woollard | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Lionel Richie | Songs |
| Crew | Roland Petit | Choreographer |
| Sound | Phil Ramone | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Twyla Tharp | Choreographer |
| Sound | Phil Collins | Songs |
| Crew | Mikhail Baryshnikov | Choreographer |
| Production | Denis Holt | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Camera | Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evangeline Harrison | Costume Design |
| Production | Neville C. Thompson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ray Corbett | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kieron Phipps | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tony Aherne | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Peter Elford | Location Manager |
| Production | Bernard Hanson | Location Manager |
| Directing | Lissa Ruben | Continuity |
| Production | Mo Coppitters | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Gerald C. Wheatley | Accountant |
| Production | Carrie Stein | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jeff Conroy | Production Assistant |
| Art | Stuart Rose | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Syd Nightingale | Construction Manager |
| Directing | Harold Michelson | Continuity |
| Camera | John Harris | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Mike Connors | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Shane O'Neill | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ray Hall | Grip |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Roy Moores | Projection |
| Crew | Bob Bridges | Video Assist Operator |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dushko Indjic | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Trevor Rutherford | Playback Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Beck | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janet Tebrooke | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madeleine Masters | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Richardson | Hairdresser |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Alan Barry | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | George Ball | Property Master |
| Art | Denis Hopperton | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Peter Benson | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Leslie Butterfield | Standby Carpenter |
| Lighting | Mel Sansom | Standby Rigger |
| Art | Bill Fisher | Standby Painter |
| Editing | Deveril Goodman | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Rick Meyer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Valerie Lesser | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Peter Culverwell | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Karl F. Steinkamp | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tom McCarthy Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Don S. Walden | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joseph Holsen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jules Chaikin | Music Consultant |
| Editing | Ron Lambert | Color Timer |
| Crew | Jeff Hawke | Aerial Coordinator |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Gregory J. Schmidt | Aerial Camera |
| Crew | Martin Gutteridge | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ian Wingrove | Special Effects |
| Crew | Garth Inns | Special Effects |
| Production | Paula Gilmore | Location Casting |
| Production | Anja Harjula | Production Manager |
| Production | Juhani Jotuni | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Matti Ollila | Assistant Director |
| Production | Johanna Kärävä | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Maria do Carmo Moser | Production Manager |
| Directing | José de Sá Caetano | Assistant Director |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Crew | Peter Brayham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Malcolm Weaver | Stunts |
| Crew | Helen Caldwell | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Harman | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Crawley | Stunts |
| Crew | Romo Gorrara | Stunts |
| Crew | Dave Holland | Stunts |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Editing | William Steinkamp | Editor |
| Camera | Kenneth J. Withers | Additional Photography |