

Moscow on the Hudson
DirectorPaul Mazursky
“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.”
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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Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Original Trailer [FHD]
Cast

Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff

María Conchita Alonso
Lucia Lombardo

Cleavant Derricks
Lionel Witherspoon

Alejandro Rey
Orlando Ramirez

Savely Kramarov
Boris, KGB agent

Elya Baskin
Anatoly Cherkasov

Oleg Rudnik
Yuri

Aleksandr Beniaminov
Vladimir's Grandfather
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
Vladimir's Mother
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
Vladimir's Father

Tiger Haynes
Lionel's Grandfather

Eyde Byrde
Lionel's Mother
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