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White nights

Title

White nights / Columbia Pictures presents ; a New Visions production ; a Taylor Hackford film ; screenplay by James Goldman and Eric Hughes ; story by James Goldman ; produced by Taylor Hackford and William S. Gilmore ; directed by Taylor Hackford.

Publication

Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
©2006

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Description

1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Nikolai Rodchenko, a Russian ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union years ago, finds himself back in the motherland--trapped--thanks to an emergency airplane landing. The Soviets do not imprison him, however; they hope to score a propaganda victory by 'persuading' him to become Russian again. That is why he is sent to Siberia, to Raymond Greenwood and his Russian wife Darya. Greenwood is an American tap dancer who defected to Russia in opposition to the Vietnam War. Nikolai makes Raymond realize how limited his life is in the USSR, and together they hatch a plan to evade their KGB minders, escape to the American Embassy and eventually the US.

Uniform Title

Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
White nights (Motion picture)
White nights (Motion picture). Portuguese.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Dance – Feature.
Dance.

Note

Anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: optional audio commentary with Taylor Hackford; Pas de deux: Making 'White nights' featurette (21 min.); Previews (22 min.).

Credits (note)

Director of photography, David Watkin ; production designer, Philip Harrison ; editors, Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp ; music score, Michel Colombier ; "Le jeune homme et la mort" choreographed by Roland Petit ; title song written and performed by Lionel Richie ; love theme performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin.

Performer (note)

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover.

Audience (note)

MPAA rating: PG-13.

System Details (note)

DVD; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround (English), stereo (Portuguese).

Language (note)

In English and some Russian or dubbed Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Korean, Portuguese, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Awards (note)

Winner, 1986 Academy Award Best Music, Original Song--Lionel Richie.

Contents

Start -- The flight to Japan -- Norilsk air defense base -- "There's a boat leaving for NY" -- Chaiko comes on business -- Nikolai meets the Greenwoods -- Raymond's story -- The mines -- Raymond apologizes -- Home after eight years -- "My love is chemical" -- Galina Ivanova -- Shower exit -- Decadent dinner interruption -- At the Kirov with Galina -- Wynn Scott -- "People have got to move" -- "Separate lives" -- "Prove me wrong" -- In Galina's office -- A last look at the Kirov -- "Snake charmer" -- Out on a limb -- Off to meet Scott -- In pursuit -- The embassy gates -- Even exchange -- "Say you, say me."

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8583

ISBN

1424825733
9781424825738

LCCN

043396159037

OCLC

70787451

Title

Publisher

Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

Copyright Date

Edition

Special edition.

Country of Producing Entity

United States naf

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Digital File Characteristics

video file DVD video region 1

System Details

DVD; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround (English), stereo (Portuguese).

Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover.

Credits

Director of photography, David Watkin ; production designer, Philip Harrison ; editors, Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp ; music score, Michel Colombier ; "Le jeune homme et la mort" choreographed by Roland Petit ; title song written and performed by Lionel Richie ; love theme performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Language

In English and some Russian or dubbed Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Korean, Portuguese, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Awards

Winner, 1986 Academy Award Best Music, Original Song--Lionel Richie.

Added Author

Hackford, Taylor, 1944- Director. Producer

Goldman, James. Screenwriter

Hughes, Eric (Screenwriter) Screenwriter

Gilmore, William S. Producer

Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- actor.

Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- dancer.

Hines, Gregory, actor.

Hines, Gregory, dancer.

Skolimowski, Jerzy, actor.

Mirren, Helen, actor.

Page, Geraldine, actor.

Rossellini, Isabella, actor.

Glover, John, 1944- actor.

Colombier, Michel. Composer

Tharp, Twyla. Choreographer

Watkin, David, 1925-2008. Cinematographer

Steinkamp, Fredric. Film editor

Steinkamp, William. Film editor

Columbia Pictures. Presenter

New Visions Pictures. Production company

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) Publisher

Added Title

Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)

Container of (work): White nights (Motion picture)

Container of (expression): White nights (Motion picture). Portuguese.

Other Standard Identifier

043396159037

Publisher No.

15903 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-8583

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