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Moscow on the Hudson

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.
Apr 06, 19841h 55minUS
6.2
213 votes

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.

TitleMoscow on the Hudson
RealesedApr 06, 1984
WriterLeon Capetanos
DirectorPaul Mazursky
CountryUnited States of America
CompaniesBavaria Film
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
Савелий Крамаров

Савелий Крамаров

Boris, KGB agent
Ilya Baskin

Ilya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik

Oleg Rudnik

Yuri
Александр Бениаминов

Александр Бениаминов

Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father
Наталья Иванова

Наталья Иванова

Sasha
Tiger Haynes

Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde

Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother
Robert MacBeth

Robert MacBeth

Lionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-Young

Donna Ingram-Young

Leanne Witherspoon
Olga Talyn

Olga Talyn

Svetlana
Aleksandr Narodetsky

Aleksandr Narodetsky

Leonid
Pierre Orcel

Pierre Orcel

Young French Man
Stephanie Cotsirilos

Stephanie Cotsirilos

Veronica Cohen
Frederick Strother

Frederick Strother

Bill
Anthony Cortino

Anthony Cortino

Male Clerk
Betsy Mazursky

Betsy Mazursky

Bloomingdale's Manager
Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong
Royce Rich

Royce Rich

Bloomingdale's Cop
Christopher Wynkoop

Christopher Wynkoop

Agent Ross, FBI
Lyman Ward

Lyman Ward

Agent Williams, Justice Dept.
Joe Lynn

Joe Lynn

Mean Man on Subway
Joy Todd

Joy Todd

Blanche
Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Dave
Thomas Ikeda

Thomas Ikeda

Korean Cab Driver
Barbara Montgomery

Barbara Montgomery

Mrs. Marlowe
Adalberto Santiago

Adalberto Santiago

Latin Band Leader
Sam Moses

Sam Moses

Dr. Reddy
Yakov Smirnoff

Yakov Smirnoff

Lev
Sam Stoneburner

Sam Stoneburner

Panama Hat
Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Texan
Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Sal Carollo

Sal Carollo

Dana Lorge

Dana Lorge

Wanda
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