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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.”
6.3 / 10• 1984• 1h 55m•R• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
Lead
María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent
Elya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
Yuri
Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Mazursky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Moscow on the Hudson is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
