Where to watch Moscow on the Hudson(1984)

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Moscow on the Hudson plot summary

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.

Details

Release date

April 6, 1984

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.3 / 10 · 235 votes

Moscow on the Hudson trailer

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Cast

• Robin WilliamsVladimir Ivanoff
• María Conchita AlonsoLucia Lombardo
• Cleavant DerricksLionel Witherspoon
• Alejandro ReyOrlando Ramirez
• Savely KramarovBoris, KGB agent
• Elya BaskinAnatoly Cherkasov
• Oleg RudnikYuri
• Aleksandr BeniaminovVladimir's Grandfather
• LLyudmila KramarevskayaVladimir's Mother
• IIvo Vrzal-WiegandVladimir's Father

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