White Nights

Bravo!

Bravo!

Oh, shit. Aah.

Just tell me about this French actress.

Is it serious or just another one of his flings?

- Did you talk to Dr. Harris yet? - I don't need to see him, I'm fine.

- Yes? Who is it? - Listen, Anne.

- Tell me when he's going to England? - No.

Yes? No. No.

My name is Charles Serfiss. I wonder if we could see Nikolai? This is my fiancée.

My father is Lord Strathhammer, and he's giving a party this evening.

We're leaving early in the morning for Japan. I'm so sorry.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. This is the captain.

On our left, you have a clear view of the Arctic coast of the Soviet Union.

We're experiencing the famous Soviet white nights.

In summertime, the sun never sets on this part of the Soviet Union.

So if you care to sleep, please pull down your window shade.

Every time I leave New York, doesn't matter how many years go by...

...I just get edgy.

Tokyo's absolutely our last date. I'm glad we canceled Sydney.

Just couldn't face it.

Sounds like a gypsy song that's hiding. Right? Thank you.

What are you doing?

Giving notes to my conductor.

See, I'm putting music into the one channel and my notes to another.

What's that?

I don't know. I'm sure it's nothing. I'll go and see.

- Oh, my God! - Some kind of electrical short circuit.

No oxygen!

- The pressure's dropping on number 3. - Could that be a leak?

- Is the fire spreading anywhere else? - There's no way of knowing.

Ian, have you found us a diversion airfield?

There's a military airfield 75 miles from here.

Hydraulic pressure's dropping fast!

Prepare the passengers for a rapid descent.

Right.

- Raise the blinds. - Excuse me, wake up.

Got to get ready, sir.

Ladies and gentlemen, attention, please. This is the captain speaking.

We have developed electrical problems and will have to land immediately.

There is a Soviet military airfield about 75 miles from here.

Where are we? Are we landing?

- Where are you going? - What do you mean?

We're landing in Russia!

Get back here!

- You must sit down! - Let me go!

We're gonna crash!

Please, sit down. Please! Please!

- Please, tell us... - Strap yourself in.

- What's the safety height? - 3000 feet.

Okay, we're level at 4.

Keep your heads down. Keep down! We're in a rapid descent!

They won't allow us to land on a military base.

Oh, for God's sake! We're coming down to 6000 feet.

If those flames find the hydraulic fluid, we've got a real problem.

We won't make it to any kind of airfield.

Kolya? Kolya?

We're leveling out. Into emergency landing drill. Please stay in your seats!

Stay calm!

We're going to give you emergency procedures!

You will follow the lights.

Will the person who spoke English please come back on?

This is an emergency! We have a fire!

How long did you say this runway is?

It's too short. Decision plus 100.

- We have a fire onboard. - Continuing.

- Decision? - Landing.

Secure yourself! Hold on!

Come on.

- Stay down! - Brakes.

Don't move! Stay down!

Watch out!

Come on, come on.

- Come on. - We're gonna hit them!

We're gonna hit them!

You're not wrong. Hold tight!

Brace yourselves!

Kolya?

Hello. You're very lucky to be alive.

Amazing anyone lived.

Forgive me, you don't speak English?

Mm-hm.

Wouldn't it be simpler to call American Embassy?

Or have you recently defected from America to France?

I've seen you dance, Rodchenko.

Welcome home, Nikolai.

- Can I have a cigarette? - Of course.

I refuse to speak anything but English.

Please inform American Embassy that I am here.

- I am an American citizen. - What you call yourself...

...is no concern to us.

Here you're just a criminal.

The world will demand that you hand me over.

The world.

What an ego. The world is overjoyed that we allowed the plane to land.

We saved hundreds of lives. Only four people died.

- Who? What were their names? - Don't worry, don't worry.

Your, heh, promoter was not hurt.

I sent her home along with the others.

I'll explain your condition to her.

My condition? What condition?

- I demand that you let me out of here! - You demand, Rodchenko?

I always admired you as a dancer. Our great dancer.

But what a pathetic man.

In a few hours, you'll be flown to Moscow.

Seven passengers who can be released from the clinic will go with you.

What about the others?

Now look, there are 13 other passengers...

I want to know the condition of my friend.

The name of your friend? Please.

- Nikolai Rodchenko. - Yes, I'm his manager.

I'm sorry to tell you that your friend was seriously injured.

- Yes, I know. - They're not sure that he'll recover.

- I'm so sorry. - Well, I must see him.

He's very ill. They're having a specialist brought in from Moscow.

- I won't leave without seeing him. - That you take up with your embassy.

Oh, I will. You can't let... You can't leave.

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

Ah.

You were very good, Raymond.

- Colonel Chaiko. - Long time, no see.

- What are you doing here? - Oh. Business.

It's a great play, isn't it? So much ahead of its time.

Very neglected in America, I'm told.

Raymond, Raymond, Raymond!

- They really like you. - Thanks.

We wanna do West Side Story next.

Oh.

I saw it in New York.

The original cast. Years ago. Marvelous. Marvelous.

A very accurate picture of the race conflict in America.

You should perform it in Moscow.

You should come back to Moscow, both of you.

Maybe something can be worked out.

That'd be great.

Standing out there tonight, watching you...

...and I remember when you first got here.

How scared you were at that first press conference.

Your beautiful interpreter was already at your side.

I think I have to take a lot of credit for bringing you together.

Funny, the way things turn out.

I remember when you said, "I don't know how to say it," and I said:

Say what is in your heart.

People were so moved by your heroism.

I'll never forget that day.

- Long time ago. - Seems like yesterday.

- I couldn't get in touch with you... - I was so busy.

But when I learned that I'm going to be in this godforsaken area...

...I just had to see you.

There's something you can do for me. I'll wait outside.

- He's waiting outside for us. - What is he doing here?

Why are you talking to him? I don't want him in our lives again.

Did you hear what he said? He can help us get back home.

- I think he helped us enough already. - Don't worry about this now.

Everything's gonna be all right.

"Raymond...

...your beautiful interpreter was already standing by your side."

There's a large hematoma here.

Evidence of a concussion, swelling of the brain.

What's your opinion, Art?

From the evidence of these x-rays, it would be an idiot risk to move him.

He could very well be in a coma.

How do we know these are his x-rays?

You got to insist that they release him to us. We have to go there.

There's not a chance. I've tried. That is a highly secret military base.

I'm surprised they even let the plane land there at all.

Well, you can't just sit here. He's an American citizen!

Not to the Soviets. By their rules, he's a criminal.

Eight years ago he was tried in absentia and sentenced to 15 years.

He's got no rights at all.

We have to appeal to the U.N.

I am going to schedule an international press conference.

No! Right now they're taking credit for saving 250 lives.

- Oh, please. PR? - Soviet PR has never been better.

- Larry! - He's an embarrassment to them.

They're asking us to keep a low profile till he comes out of it.

I don't believe this. You're gonna let them get away with this?

Anne, now why don't you go back to New York.

The State Department will keep you informed.

I am not leaving this country without Kolya.

Oh, hi, you're up.

Hi, Raymond Greenwood, New York. Nice to meet you.

Thought you'd never come. I asked to call American Embassy...

I'm not from the embassy.

But you're an American citizen, yeah?