
Moscow on the Hudson
R“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.”
1984·115 min·Released
Studio: Bavaria Film, Columbia Pictures, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Taurus Film
6.3TMDb
6.5IMDb
74%RT
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Theatrical Apr 6, 1984
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USA · English · USA
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorPaul Mazursky
WriterPaul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos
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
Robert MacBeth
Lionel's Stepfather
Donna Ingram-Young
Leanne Witherspoon

Yury Olshansky
Blozonov
Olga Talyn
Svetlana
Aleksandr Narodetsky
Leonid
Pierre Orcel
Young French Man

Stephanie Cotsirilos
Veronica Cohen

Frederick Strother
Bill
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Keywords
american dreamamerican way of lifemoscow, russia
Details
Revenue
$25M
TMDb Votes
221
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026

