Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

  • R
  • 06/04/1984 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 55m

Vladimir Ivanoff walks into a department store to buy blue jeans, walks out with a girl friend, an immigration lawyer and a buddy. His life and theirs will never be the same again.

Overview

A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.

Paul Mazursky

Director, Writer

Leon Capetanos

Writer

Cast

Robin Williams's headshot

Robin Williams

Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso's headshot

María Conchita Alonso

Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks's headshot

Cleavant Derricks

Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey's headshot

Alejandro Rey

Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov's headshot

Savely Kramarov

Boris, KGB agent
Elya Baskin's headshot

Elya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik's headshot

Oleg Rudnik

Yuri
Aleksandr Benyaminov's headshot

Aleksandr Benyaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

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