Movie
Moscow on the Hudson
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.
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.
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Moscow on the Hudson opened in theaters April 6, 1984. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Robin WilliamsVladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita AlonsoLucia Lombardo
Cleavant DerricksLionel Witherspoon
Alejandro ReyOrlando Ramirez
Savely KramarovBoris, KGB agent
Elya BaskinAnatoly Cherkasov
Oleg RudnikYuri
Aleksandr BeniaminovVladimir's GrandfatherCredits
- Directed by
- Paul Mazursky
- Written by
- Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $25.1M
Production
Bavaria FilmGermany- ML Delphi Premier Productions
Columbia PicturesUnited States
Taurus FilmGermany