Moscow on the Hudson
(1984)

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.

Released: 1984-04-06

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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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Robin Williams

as Vladimir Ivanoff

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Cleavant Derricks

as Lionel Witherspoon

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Alejandro Rey

as Orlando Ramirez

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Savely Kramarov

as Boris, KGB agent

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Elya Baskin

as Anatoly Cherkasov

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Aleksandr Benyaminov

as Vladimir's Grandfather

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Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

as Vladimir's Mother

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Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

as Vladimir's Father

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Tiger Haynes

as Lionel's Grandfather

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Eyde Byrde

as Lionel's Mother

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Robert MacBeth

as Lionel's Stepfather

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Donna Ingram-Young

as Leanne Witherspoon

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Olga Talyn

as Svetlana

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Pierre Orcel

as Young French Man

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Pato Guzman

Production Design

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Albert Wolsky

Costume Design

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David McHugh

Original Music Composer

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Pato Guzman

Co-Producer

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Geoffrey Taylor

Associate Producer

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Donald McAlpine

Director of Photography

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Kate Guinzburg

Production Coordinator

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