Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
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.
- Released
- 1984-04-06
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Mazursky
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 236 votes
Cast
- Robin Williams as Vladimir Ivanoff
- María Conchita Alonso as Lucia Lombardo
- Cleavant Derricks as Lionel Witherspoon
- Alejandro Rey as Orlando Ramirez
- Savely Kramarov as Boris, KGB agent
- Elya Baskin as Anatoly Cherkasov
- Oleg Rudnik as Yuri
- Aleksandr Beniaminov as Vladimir's Grandfather
- Lyudmila Kramarevskaya as Vladimir's Mother
- Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand as Vladimir's Father
- Tiger Haynes as Lionel's Grandfather
- Eyde Byrde as Lionel's Mother