Moscow on the Hudson
1984 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
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.
Direction Paul Mazursky
Cast Robin Williams · Maria Conchita Alonso · Cleavant Derricks · Alejandro Rey · Saveliy Kramarov · Elya Baskin · Oleg Rudnik · Aleksandr Benyaminov · Lyudmila Kramarevskaya · Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand · Natalya Ivanova · Tiger Haynes
Soundtrack David McHugh
Screenplay Paul Mazursky · Leon Capetanos
Cinematography Donald McAlpine
Original title Moscow on the Hudson
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