Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

1984/04/06 • Released • Russian, English

Comedy
Drama
Romance
6.2
1h 55m

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.

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.

Director : Paul Mazursky

Casts
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 Benyaminov

Aleksandr Benyaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father

Natalya Ivanova

Sasha

Tiger Haynes

Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather

Eyde Byrde

Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother

Robert MacBeth

Lionel's Stepfather

Donna Ingram-Young

Leanne Witherspoon

Olga Talyn

Svetlana

Aleksandr Narodetsky

Leonid

Pierre Orcel

Young French Man

Stephanie Cotsirilos

Stephanie Cotsirilos

Veronica Cohen

Frederick Strother

Frederick Strother

Bill

Anthony Cortino

Male Clerk

Betsy Mazursky

Bloomingdale's Manager

Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong

Royce Rich

Bloomingdale's Cop

Christopher Wynkoop

Christopher Wynkoop

Agent Ross, FBI

Lyman Ward

Lyman Ward

Agent Williams, Justice Dept.

Joe Lynn

Mean Man on Subway

Joy Todd

Blanche

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Dave

Thomas Ikeda

Korean Cab Driver

Barbara Montgomery

Barbara Montgomery

Mrs. Marlowe

Adalberto Santiago

Latin Band Leader

Sam Moses

Sam Moses

Dr. Reddy

Yakov Smirnoff

Yakov Smirnoff

Lev

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

Wanda

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