White Nights (1985)
| Release Date | 22 November 1985 |
| US Box Office | $13,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol, England, UK |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Escape Film, Musical Drama |
| Themes | Behind the Iron Curtain, Dancer's Life |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Tense, Bleak |
| Tags | Ballet Dance, Dance [art], Defector, Husband And Wife, KGB, Russia, Russian [nationality], Tap Dance, Veteran [military] |
White Nights is a 1985 film starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. It also contains an early-career performance by Maryam d'Abo. Directed by Taylor Hackford, it was shot in Finland, England, Scotland, Portugal, and the Soviet Union.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Stefan Gryff
Captain Kirigin
Florence Faure
Ballerina
David Savile
Pilot
Ian Liston
Co-pilot
Benny Young
Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake
Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki
Stewardess 2
Maria Werlander
Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzeva
Dvornik
Sergei Rousakov
KGB #1
Aleksandr Naumov
KGB #2
Josephine Buchan
Caroline
Helene Denbey
Bess
Sussanah Morley
Journalist in Opera House
Elisa Tornqviet
Journalist at Consulat
Jirí Stanislav
Chaiko's Driver
Eduard Ochagavya
KGB Agent
Marc Michalsky
KGB Agent
Michael Petrovitch
Helicopter Pilot
Andreas Markos
Escamilla
Helen Kelly
Woman in Spandex Pants
Director
Writer
Eric Hughes
James Goldman
,
Nancy Dowd
uncredited
Producer
Bill Borden
associate producer
William S. Gilmore
producer
Original Music
Michel Colombier
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Cinematographer
David Watkin
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Editor
Fredric Steinkamp
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William Steinkamp
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Casting Director
Nancy Klopper
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Production Designer
Philip Harrison
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Art Director
Richard Dawking
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Malcolm Middleton
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Austen Spriggs
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Set Decorator
Joanne Woollard
Costume Designer
Evangeline Harrison
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Makeup Department
Madeleine Masters
makeup artist
Barry Richardson
hair stylist
Neville Smallwood
makeup artist
Production Manager
Stuart Benjamin
executive supervisor: New Visions
Anja Harjula
production manager: Finland
Denis Holt
executive in charge of production
Juhani Jotuni
unit manager: Finland
Maria do Carmo Moser
production manager: Portugal
Neville C. Thompson
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Aherne
third assistant director
Ray Corbett
assistant director
José de Sá Caetano
assistant director: Portugal
Matti Ollila
assistant director: Finland
Kieron Phipps
second assistant director
Art Department
George Ball
property master
Peter Benson
stand-by props
Les Butterfield
stand-by carpenter
Stan Cook
chargehand dressing prop
Bill Fisher
stand-by painter
Denis Hopperton
stand-by props
Harold Michelson
visual continuity
Andrew Nightingale
stand-by stagehand
Syd Nightingale
construction manager
Mel Sansom
stand-by rigger
Peter Walpole
production buyer
Simon Wilkinson
dressing propman
Emma Harrison
scenic artist
Peter Mann
constructor
Sound Department
Don Digirolamo
sound recording mixer
Doreen A. Dixon
supervising adr editor
Robert Glass
sound recording mixer
Joseph Holsen
sound editor
Dushko Indjic
boom operator
Jay Kamen
adr editor
Robert Knudson
sound recording mixer
Tom McCarthy Jr.
supervising sound editor
Trevor Rutherford
playback
Don S. Walden
sound editor
Clive Winter
sound mixer
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Special Effects
Terence J. Cox
special effects assistant
Martin Gutteridge
special effects aerial unit
Jeff Hawke
performer: crash sequence/aerial unit
Garth Inns
special effects
Roy Moores
front projection
Tom Vaughn
assistant: performer crash sequence/aerial unit
Ian Wingrove
special effects aerial unit
Brian Warner
special effects
Stunts
Peter Brayham
stunt coordinator
Helen Caldwell
stunt personnel
Steve Crawley
stunt personnel
Romo Gorrara
stunt personnel
Robert Harman
stunt personnel
Malcolm Weaver
stunt personnel
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Bridges
video operator
Kevin Brookner
video assist
Murray Close
still photographer
Michael Connors
focus puller
Freddie Cooper
camera operator
Maurice Gillett
chief lighting technician
Ray Hall
camera grip
John Harris
additional photographer
John Harris
additional photographer
Frank M. Holgate
aerial photographer: aerial unit
Clay Lacy
pilot: camera plane, aerial unit
Pat Miller
electrician
Shane O'Neill
clapper loader
Gregory J. Schmidt
aerial camera assistant: aerial unit
Kenneth J. Withers
additional photographer
Brian Ellis
focus puller: additional camera
Casting Department
Noel Davis
casting: Europe
Paula Gilmore
location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roy Beck
wardrobe supervisor
Ken Crouch
assistant wardrobe
Janet Tebrooke
wardrobe mistress
Editorial Department
Peter Culverwell
assistant editor: UK
Deveril Goodman
associate film editor
Valerie Lesser
assistant editor: UK
Rick Meyer
assistant editor
Paul Steinkamp
apprentice editor
Dennis Michelson
assistant editor
Music Department
Jules Chaikin
music contractor
Doug Morris
music guidance
Phil Ramone
music supervisor, music production
John Richards
music recordist
Tony Smith
music guidance
Curt Sobel
supervising music editor
Richard Garcia
music supervisor
Transportation Department
J.J. Sullivan
captain: 747
Other Crew
Alan Arnold
publicist
Andrea Asimow
consultant
Allen Burry
publicist
Juliet Clarke
assistant to producer
Jeff Conroy
production assistant: USA
Mo Coppitters
production coordinator
Peter Elford
location manager
James W. Gavin
pilot: 747, crash sequence, aerial unit director
Bernard Hanson
location manager
Jeff Hawke
aerial coordinator
Johanna Kärävä
production coordinator: Finland
Ron Lambert
supervising lab timer
Jerri Lauridsen
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Dan Perri
title designer
Roland Petit
choreographer: "La jeune homme et la mort"
Lissa Ruben
continuity
Carrie Stein
production associate: USA
Tom Vaugh
co-pilot: 747, crash sequence
Gerald C. Wheatley
chief accountant
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Delphi IV Productions
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New Visions Pictures
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
CBS Television
LK-TEL
Miscellaneous
Atlantic Records and Cassettes
original soundtrack album published by
Energy Productions
time-lapse photography
Evergreen Recording Studios
music recording
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Movie Magic
titles
Pacific Title
opticals
Russian Roulette Ltd.
location casting
Smith & Siegal
publicity
The David Forbes Company
marketing consultant
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White Nights
