---
title: 'White Nights (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Taylor Hackford'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-nights-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# White Nights (1985)

1985 · 133 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

White Nights is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The title refers to the sunlit summer nights of Leningrad, the setting for the majority of the film, situated just a few degrees below the Arctic Circle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Taylor Hackford](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-hackford)
- **Producer:** [Taylor Hackford](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-hackford)
- **Screenplay:** [Nancy Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-dowd), [James Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-goldman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Colombier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-colombier)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-watkin)
- **Editor:** [Fredric Steinkamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-steinkamp)

## Cast

- [Jerzy Skolimowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-skolimowski)
- [Daniel Benzali](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-benzali)
- [John Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-glover)
- [Gregory Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hines)
- [Aleksandr Naumov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-naumov)
- [William Hootkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hootkins)
- [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-baryshnikov)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)
- [Isabella Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabella-rossellini)
- [Shane Rimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-rimmer)
- [Geraldine Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-page)
- [Maryam d'Abo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryam-d-abo)

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