Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
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.
Director: Paul Mazursky
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Robin Williams as Vladimir Ivanoff |
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María Conchita Alonso as Lucia Lombardo |
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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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Oleg Rudnik as Yuri |
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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 |
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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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Yury Olshansky as Blozonov |
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Olga Talyn as Svetlana |
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Aleksandr Narodetsky as Leonid |
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Pierre Orcel as Young French Man |
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Stephanie Cotsirilos as Veronica Cohen |
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Frederick Strother as Bill |
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Anthony Cortino as Male Clerk |
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Betsy Mazursky as Bloomingdale's Manager |
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Kaity Tong as Kaity Tong |
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Royce Rich as Bloomingdale's Cop |
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Christopher Wynkoop as Agent Ross, FBI |
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Lyman Ward as Agent Williams, Justice Dept. |
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Joe Lynn as Mean Man on Subway |
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Joy Todd as Blanche |
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Paul Mazursky as Dave |
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Thomas Ikeda as Korean Cab Driver |
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Barbara Montgomery as Mrs. Marlowe |
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Adalberto Santiago as Latin Band Leader |
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Sam Moses as Dr. Reddy |
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Yakov Smirnoff as Lev |
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Sam Stoneburner as Panama Hat |
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Michael Greene as Texan |
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Rosetta LeNoire as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire) |
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Sal Carollo as |
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Dana Lorge as Wanda |
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Mikhail Shufutinskiy as Singer in the restaurant |
| Directing | Paul Mazursky | Director |
| Writing | Paul Mazursky | Writer |
| Writing | Leon Capetanos | Writer |
| Production | Paul Mazursky | Producer |
| Production | Pato Guzman | Co-Producer |
| Sound | David McHugh | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Wayne | Costume Design |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting |
| Editing | Richard Halsey | Editor |
| Production | Geoffrey Taylor | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Art | Pato Guzman | Production Design |
| Production | Kate Guinzburg | Production Coordinator |