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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.

19846.31h 55m

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.

Directed by Paul Mazursky
Written by Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos
Produced by Paul Mazursky
Box Office0Revenue: $25.1M

Top 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

L

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother

I

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father

Themes & Keywords

american dreamamerican way of lifemoscow, russia

About Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1984 exploring themes of american dream, american way of life, moscow, russia. Directed by Paul Mazursky, it stars Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks. 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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