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Moscow on the Hudson

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.

1984 |1h 55m |  Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Robin Williams

Vladimir Ivanoff

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María Conchita Alonso

Lucia Lombardo

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Cleavant Derricks

Lionel Witherspoon

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Alejandro Rey

Orlando Ramirez

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Savely Kramarov

Boris, KGB agent

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Elya Baskin

Anatoly Cherkasov

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Oleg Rudnik

Yuri

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Aleksandr Benyaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather

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Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather

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Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother

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Stephanie Cotsirilos

Veronica Cohen

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Frederick Strother

Bill

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Christopher Wynkoop

Agent Ross, FBI

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Lyman Ward

Agent Williams, Justice Dept.

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Paul Mazursky

Dave

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Barbara Montgomery

Mrs. Marlowe

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Sam Moses

Dr. Reddy

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Yakov Smirnoff

Lev

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Michael Greene

Texan

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Rosetta LeNoire

The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)

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Sal Carollo

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Status

Released

Language

Russian, English

Budget

-

Revenue

$25,100,000.00