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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. - Moscow on the Hudson
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Title: Moscow on the Hudson

Release Date: 6 Apr 1984

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Bavaria Film, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Bavaria Film, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Columbia Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.24 (208 votes)

Cast

  • Vladimir Ivanoff: Robin Williams
  • Lucia Lombardo: María Conchita Alonso
  • Lionel Witherspoon: Cleavant Derricks
  • Orlando Ramirez: Alejandro Rey
  • Boris, KGB agent: Savely Kramarov
  • Anatoly Cherkasov: Elya Baskin
  • Yuri: Oleg Rudnik
  • Vladimir's Grandfather: Aleksandr Benyaminov
  • Vladimir's Mother: Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
  • Vladimir's Father: Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
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