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:
Eric Hughes, James Goldman.
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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 | Eric Hughes | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Goldman | Story |
| Writing | James Goldman | Screenplay |
| Crew | Nancy Dowd | Additional Writing |
| Art | Joanne Woollard | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Production | Bill Borden | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Art | Richard Dawking | Art Direction |
| Art | Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Art | Austen Spriggs | Art Direction |
| Art | Malcolm Middleton | Art Direction |
| Sound | Lionel Richie | Songs |
| Sound | Phil Ramone | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Twyla Tharp | Choreographer |
| Crew | Roland Petit | Choreographer |
| Sound | Phil Collins | Songs |
| Camera | Shane O'Neill | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Garth Inns | Special Effects |
| Production | Neville C. Thompson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ray Corbett | Assistant Director |
| Camera | John Harris | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Gregory J. Schmidt | Aerial Camera |
| Crew | Peter Brayham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Gerald C. Wheatley | Accountant |
| Editing | Deveril Goodman | Associate Editor |
| Production | Paula Gilmore | Location Casting |
| Crew | Steve Crawley | Stunts |
| Camera | Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Art | Stuart Rose | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Dushko Indjic | Boom Operator |
| Directing | José de Sá Caetano | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jeff Conroy | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Bob Bridges | Video Assist Operator |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Leslie Butterfield | Standby Carpenter |
| Editing | Peter Culverwell | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jules Chaikin | Music Consultant |
| Directing | Matti Ollila | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Harold Michelson | Continuity |
| Crew | Trevor Rutherford | Playback Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Rick Meyer | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jeff Hawke | Aerial Coordinator |
| Production | Mo Coppitters | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Mike Connors | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janet Tebrooke | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madeleine Masters | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Syd Nightingale | Construction Manager |
| Camera | Ray Hall | Grip |
| Lighting | Alan Barry | Best Boy Electric |
| Sound | Don S. Walden | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Robert Harman | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy Moores | Projection |
| Art | Bill Fisher | Standby Painter |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Production | Juhani Jotuni | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Romo Gorrara | Stunts |
| Production | Peter Elford | Location Manager |
| Production | Carrie Stein | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Crew | Malcolm Weaver | Stunts |
| Production | Denis Holt | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Tony Aherne | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Beck | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Ron Lambert | Color Timer |
| Crew | Ian Wingrove | Special Effects |
| Crew | Dave Holland | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Richardson | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Joseph Holsen | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Martin Gutteridge | Special Effects |
| Crew | Helen Caldwell | Stunts |
| Directing | Lissa Ruben | Continuity |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Kieron Phipps | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Denis Hopperton | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Peter Benson | Standby Property Master |
| Production | Anja Harjula | Production Manager |
| Production | Johanna Kärävä | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Mikhail Baryshnikov | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evangeline Harrison | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Mel Sansom | Standby Rigger |
| Editing | Valerie Lesser | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tom McCarthy Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Maria do Carmo Moser | Production Manager |
| Production | Bernard Hanson | Location Manager |
| Art | George Ball | Property Master |
| Editing | Karl F. Steinkamp | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Editing | William Steinkamp | Editor |
| Camera | Kenneth J. Withers | Additional Photography |