Moscow on the Hudson
movie
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 April 06, 1984
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.
Cast
Robin Williams
as
Vladimir Ivanoff
María Conchita Alonso
as
Lucia Lombardo
Cleavant Derricks
as
Lionel Witherspoon
Alejandro Rey
as
Orlando Ramirez
Savely Kramarov
as
Boris, KGB agent
Ilya Baskin
as
Anatoly Cherkasov
Oleg Rudnik
as
Yuri
Aleksandr Beniaminov
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
Tiger Haynes
as
Lionel's Grandfather
Eyde Byrde
as
Lionel's Mother
Crew
Paul Mazursky
as
Director
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Leon Capetanos
as
Writer
Paul Mazursky
as
Writer
Paul Mazursky
as
Producer
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Pato Guzman
as
Production Design
Albert Wolsky
as
Costume Design
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David McHugh
as
Original Music Composer
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Pato Guzman
as
Co-Producer
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Geoffrey Taylor
as
Associate Producer
Donald McAlpine
as
Director of Photography
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Richard Halsey
as
Editor
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Linda Wayne
as
Costume Design