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White Nights

Mikhail Baryshnikov (Actor), Gregory Hines (Actor), Taylor Hackford (Director, Producer) Rated:
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4.7 out of 5 stars 3,165
IMDb6.7/10.0
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Genre Drama, Musical, Award Winning
Format Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, AC-3, NTSC, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen See more
Contributor Isabella Rossellini, Taylor Hackford, Columbia Pictures, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, William S. Gilmore, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page See more
Language English, Russian
Runtime 2 hours and 16 minutes
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The story of Nikolai Rodchenko (Mikhail Baryshnikov), a Russian defector, and Raymond Greenwood (Gregory Hines), an American tap dancer who defected behind the Iron Curtain during the Vietnam War. Artistic vision and political idealism collide as two great dancers make a decision that will change their lives forever.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 15903
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Taylor Hackford
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, AC-3, NTSC, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 16 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 29, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Geraldine Page, Helen Mirren, Isabella Rossellini
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Portuguese
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Taylor Hackford, William S. Gilmore
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000GDH9JQ
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 3,165

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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William M. Combs
5.0 out of 5 stars Barishnakov at his best
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Barishnakov at his best
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R. Galeano Valencia
5.0 out of 5 stars The endless night...
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2007
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Taylor Hackford's "White Nights" is definitely one of my favorite movies ever. I signed up like two years ago to be notified of the release of this movie on DVD and bought it right away when it became available on Amazon. Nikolai Rodchenko (Mikhail Baryshnikov) is a young and somewhat spoiled Russian ballet legend whose multiple successes in his motherland couldn't match his need for freedom and a life outside the unbearable perennial watch of the Soviet communist regime. So he chooses to defect to the United States where he becomes a major celebrity at the height of the Cold War tensions between the two countries. When traveling from London to Tokyo for a series of presentations, Rodchenko's plane malfunctions and is forced to perform an emergency landing on Russian soil. Nikolai will eventually be caught by the KGB and taken secretly back to Leningrad despite protests from the West. Being as he is, a glory of the Russian ballet, Rodchenko is forced to stay in the URSS and to resume his life as usual. He is put under strict surveillance by the KGB and assigned an accompanying couple, the Greenwood's, who are supposed to inform Rodchenko's whereabouts 24/7 to the soviet intelligence. Raymond Greenwood (Gregory Hines) is an African American tap dancer who tired of living a life of struggle for social and economic betterment in the U.S., voluntarily chose to very publicly "defect" to the URSS in opposition to the War in Vietnam. However flashy his "defection" was -and utterly publicized by the Russians- years have passed and Raymond is now just limited to small performances in little towns around Siberia, still living the life of an underprivileged man, but in the URSS. He married Darya (Isabella Rossellini), a Russian girl who loves him adoringly but who also, to much of her dismay, sometimes cannot hold up against Raymond's frustrations and personal demons. Interaction between Nikolai and Raymond becomes the main subject of the film and Nikolai will make Raymond realize how limited and hopeless life is in the URSS and eventually the three of them will seek a way to return to the United States. The film shows beautiful moving scenes such as the one where a drunk Raymond opens himself up to Nilokai in a heartfelt tap-dance-backed-up monologue, giving an impressively moving and honest performance. It shocks me everytime I watch it. Or my other favorite dancing scene, where Nilokai meets his former lover Galina Ivanova (Helen Mirren) at the stage of the Kirov Theater. Galina has now become a prominent figure of the Soviet Ballet nomenklatur. Together they will reminish about past love and life, and dancing to the passionate lyrics of Vladimir Vysotsky a famous Russian protest poet-singer, Nikolai will desperately and hopelessly try to explain her (and perhaps once more, also to himself) why he had to leave his whole life behind. In the process, he will also try to ease the inner pain of longing for his roots, history and identity. Dancing sequences performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines (both solos and as an ensemble) are incredibly moving and beautiful. Choreographies are Baryshnikov's, Hines's and even there is an incredibly moving opening segment choreographed by Twayla Tharp "The young man and the death" performed by Baryshnikov himself and Florence Faure who will leave you speechless. The music is great (I particularly remember the sticky rhythmic beat of "My love is chemical" by Lou Reed). Despite the obvious age that the picture shows "White Nights" is a beautiful movie, with spectacular dancing sequences, definitely worth watching. Personally to me it is certainly a pity that the whole story is still as appealing as it was twenty years ago. Forced migration was certainly an issue back then in 1985 as it continues to be today. Still in 2007 there are people who are virtually obligated to migrate from their own countries when civil liberties are not in force or about to perish. Just turn your head and watch the horrific example of Cuban "balseros", people who prefer to risk their lives in shark-infected waters seeking the coast of Florida instead of living a freedomless life of craving and need under the communist regime of Fidel Castro. So yes, in a time of a suppousedly "end of ideologies", "White Nights" is a movie that has a well established political posture and yet is also undeniably interesting and moving to watch and enjoy time and time again.
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chabu
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to find on Bluray.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
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Great cold war movie with a bit of a dancing.
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deewani2
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a Blu-ray for this underated film
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019
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"White Nights" was a modest hit when released in 1986, and received a DVD release about a dozen years later, then sank from sight, seldom showing up on TV, and pretty much forgotten. That is a shame, because the film holds up upon re-examination. The overall plot is nothing extraordinary, a slight twist on previous Cold War spy films, with the protagonist a ballet dancer instead of a secret agent, but is enhanced by Mikhail Baryshnikov playing a role only slightly removed from his own life. The script is a bit clunky and lacks subtlety; this is not one of director Taylor Hackford's best films (although it may be his favorite, as he met wife Helen Mirren on set). The cast, on the other hand, is incredible (although not always well used), featuring Baryshnikov as a defector unexpectedly caught back in the Soviet Union, Gregory Hines as an American defector who has been used and then discarded by the Soviets for his propaganda value, Helen Mirren as the ballerina and lover left behind, Isabella Rossellini as Hine's Russian wife, the great Polish director/actor Jerzy Skolimowski as the KGB officer, Geraldine Page as Baryshnikov's manager, and John Glover as a CIA agent trying to get him out. There are some great dance sequences in the film, but it is not a dance film. The real lure is Baryshnikov playing a danseur caught in his worst nightmare, trapped in his birth country where he is now considered a criminal, at a time when Baryshnikov was actually considered a criminal by the Soviets. Because of that, he could not return to the USSR, so the film was made in Finland, while a second unit filmed Russian exterior shots with a body double. Baryshnikov's real life drama being played out on screen adds a resonance to the film that keeps it as one of my guilty pleasures. The Blu-ray is nicely done, and a real step up from the DVD, so it is definitely the way to go.
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MHA
4.0 out of 5 stars Took a chance- turned out okay
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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I LOVE this movie!! Watching these two amazingly talented men do what they do thrills me every time! I took a chance ordering this dvd used. When I opened it upon arrival I was dismayed by its condition. It was covered in scuffs and scratches!
But much to my surprise (and great joy) it played perfectly all the way through the feature. Yay!!
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Sharon
5.0 out of 5 stars White Knight
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023
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Fans of Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov will enjoy this movie.
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KYm
5.0 out of 5 stars Ballet Tap and a great story
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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Ballet Tap and a great story
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Priscilla A. Meyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Misha is sublime, and so is Hines
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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The film captures superbly the atmosphere of the time (I witnessed it) and the ways people invented to overcome the dire obstacles. The relationship between MB and GH is superbly orchestrated, and their dancing of course brings tears to the eyes. I rewatched the film after a couple of decades with even more intense involvement than when I first saw it.
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José Humberto Quezada
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen vendedor
Reviewed in Mexico on October 15, 2023
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La venta y entrega se hicieron bien y sin complicaciones muy recomendable
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dvd "Il Sole A Mezzanotte"
Reviewed in Italy on March 20, 2024
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Prodotto pervenuto in perfette condizioni, ottimo imballaggio, nessun problema. Amazon, poi, è sempre al Top!
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Tuppence
5.0 out of 5 stars Saw this film years ago.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2024
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Wanted this cd, a little bit expensive, it's a feel good film.
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Chopin
5.0 out of 5 stars Un film qui marque
Reviewed in France on May 20, 2019
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C’est un film qu’il faut avoir vu parce qu’il raconte une histoire aussi simple que compliquée et qu’il met la danse à l’honneur. Simple parce qu’elle met en scène des individus qui comme tout le monde essaient de vivre et améliorer leur condition de vie, des individus confrontés aux difficultés de la vie, et compliquée parce qu’elle se passe en URSS durant la période de la Guerre froide et concerne deux hommes et une femme qui risquent leur vie pour la liberté. Ces deux hommes dont les rôles sont magistralement interprétés par Mikhaïl Baryshnikov et Gregory Hines ont une passion commune : la danse. Le premier est un talentueux danseur classique aussi doué pour le classique que pour le jazz ; quant au second, il se fait notamment remarquer par ses numéros de claquettes fabuleux. Le premier a fui l'URSS il y a des années. Les deux vont se retrouver sur le même sol.

A côté d’une histoire où se multiplient risques et tensions, alternent des solos et duos de danse à vous faire pâlir. J’ai trouvé l’équilibre entre histoire et danse parfait. On languit autant d’en connaître davantage sur le sort de ces deux personnes que de les voir évoluer sur le parquet de l’Opéra. A leur côté une Isabella Rossellini dont le jeu est tout en retenue et justesse.
Tension et suspense sont palpables dès les premières images et maintenus jusqu’à la fin. C’est un film qui marque et qu’on ne peut oublier, une histoire qui offre autant de stress que de moments merveilleux pour les yeux.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 旧ソ連の社会がよく理解できます
Reviewed in Japan on July 4, 2023
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表現の自由のない社会、息苦しい実態。プーチンに繋がる様々な要素を改めて感じました。最後がハッピーエンドで良かったです。
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