Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

1984
1h 55m
6.3

6.3/10

220 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $25,100,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bavaria Film ML Delphi Premier Productions Columbia Pictures Taurus Film
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Russian English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 6, 1984
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0087747

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

Elya Baskin
Elya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov

Oleg Rudnik
Oleg Rudnik

Yuri

Aleksandr Beniaminov
Aleksandr Beniaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father

Tiger Haynes
Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather

Eyde Byrde
Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother

Key Crew

Paul Mazursky
Director
Paul Mazursky
Writer
Leon Capetanos
Writer
Paul Mazursky
Producer