Moscow on the Hudson

1984
15
1h 55m

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6.5/10

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Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

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Comedy Drama Romance

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.

Director
- Paul Mazursky
Writers
- Paul Mazursky
- Leon Capetanos
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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

14K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Paul Mazursky
Writers
- Paul Mazursky
- Leon Capetanos
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Robin Williams

Vladimir Ivanoff

Maria Conchita Alonso

Lucia Lombardo

Cleavant Derricks

Lionel Witherspoon

Alejandro Rey

Orlando Ramirez

Saveliy Kramarov

Boris
(as Savely Kramarov)

Elya Baskin

Anatoly

Oleg Rudnik

Yury

Aleksandr Benyaminov

Vladimir's Grandfather
(as Alexander Beniaminov)

Lyudmila Kramarevskaya

Vladimir's Mother
(as Ludmila Kramarevsky)

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Vladimir's Father
(as Ivo Vrzal)

Natalya Ivanova

Sasha
(as Natalie Iwanow)

Tiger Haynes

Lionel's Grandfather

Eyde Byrde

Lionel's Mother
(as Edye Byrde)

Robert MacBeth

Lionel's Stepfather

Donna Ingram-Young

Leanne

Olga Talyn

Svetlana

Aleksandr Narodetsky

Leonid
(as Alexander Narodetzky)

Pierre Orcel

Young French Man

Director
- Paul Mazursky
Writers
- Paul Mazursky
- Leon Capetanos
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My released dream

The movie released in 1984 but I saw it only 2 years ago. I'm from former USSR and this film was prohibited in the Soviet Union.I think it's the best American film about America itself:sometimes fun,sometimes sad.It's useful especially for Russians who want to leave poor Russia for the US and release their 'Russian-American dream'.It's also the best film about the former USSR,its citizens' way of life,its lines to shops,surveillance of the KGB and many other bad things.I'm a history teacher in high school and I demonstrate this film to my young RUSSIAN students in Russian history class.Besides a very creditable performance of Robin Williams,Savely Kramarov.Very clever movie !

Naum
Jan 3, 1999
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Moscow on the Hudson

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Moscow On The Hudson: I Defect

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Moscow On The Hudson: I Defect

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Trivia
In preparation for his role, for about a year, lead actor Robin Williams studied Soviet customs and learned the Russian language. Reportedly, Williams spent five hours a day learning Russian and had learned to speak it well within a month. By the time of principal photography, Williams was at a proficiency level where he could carry out a conversation. Williams's teacher was a Russian actor called David.

Goofs
In the USSR of the 1980s even teenagers weren't acquainted with middle finger gesture, let alone an 80-year-old man doing it towards KGB officers.