Beliye nochi (1960)

USSR, 1959
95m
35mm film, Sovcolor
mono, Russian

A Soviet Russian fantasy film directed by Ivan Pyriev.

Plot Summary

A hopeless dreamer falls in love with a beautiful woman.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Ivan Pyriev
Mosfilm
Adaptation: Ivan Pyriev
Author of the Original Work: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Director of Photography: Valentin Pavlov
Art Director: Stalen Volkov
Choreography: G. Shakhovskaya

Cast
Oleg Strizhenov (the dreamer)
Liudmila Marchenko (Nastenka)
U.N. Popova (Babushka)
A. Fedorinov (the lodger)
Svetlana Kharitonova (Fyokla)

Alternative Titles

Bele noci – Yugoslavia (Serbian)
Białe noce – Poland
Fehér éjszakák – Hungary
Lefkes nyhtes – Greece
Noches blancas de San Petersburgo – Mexico
Noites Brancas – Brazil
Pietarin öitä – Finland
Vita nätter – Sweden
Weiße Nächte – East Germany
White Nights – English language title
Белые ночи – Russia

See also
Le notti bianche (1957)
Quatre nuits d’un rêveur (1971)
Saawariya (2007)
White Nights (2005)

References

Periodicals

  • La Cinématographie Française no.1940 (11 November 1961) p.35 – review
  • Cinémonde no.1336 (15 March 1960) p.24 – review
  • Iskusstvo Kino no.5 (May 1960) p.88 – review
  • Soviet Film no.5 (May 1960) – review
  • Sovietsky Ekran no.2 (January 1960) – review
  • Variety 11 October 1961 – credits, review

Books

  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.30 – credits