Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

15/10/1984 (GB)
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 MazurskyDirector, Writer
  • Leon CapetanosWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $25,100,000

Keywords

  • american dream
  • american way of life
  • moscow, russia

Top Billed Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Vladimir Ivanoff

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Lucia Lombardo

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Lionel Witherspoon

Alejandro Rey

Alejandro Rey

Orlando Ramirez

Savely Kramarov

Savely Kramarov

Boris, KGB agent

Ilya Baskin

Ilya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov

Oleg Rudnik

Oleg Rudnik

Yuri

Aleksandr Benyaminov

Aleksandr Benyaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father

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