Overview
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.
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Crew
DirectorTaylor Hackford
WriterJames Goldman, Eric Hughes
Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory Hines
Raymond Greenwood
Jerzy Skolimowski
Colonel Chaiko
Helen Mirren
Galina Ivanova
Geraldine Page
Anne Wyatt
Isabella Rossellini
Darya Greenwood
John Glover
Wynn Scott
Stefan Gryff
Captain Kirigin
William Hootkins
Chuck Malarek
Shane Rimmer
Ambassador Larry Smith
Florence Faure
Ballerina (Death)
David Savile
Pilot
Ian Liston
Co-pilot
Benny Young
Flight Engineer
Hilary Drake
Stewardess #1
Megumi Shimanuki
Stewardess #2
Daniel Benzali
Dr. Asher
Maria Werlander
Child Ballerina
Galina Pomerantzeva
Dvornik
Sergei Rusakov
KGB 1
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Keywords
escapekgbtap dancingballetairplane crashsiberiaemigrantbolshoi ballet
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Revenue
$42M
TMDb Votes
144
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026