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Moscow on the Hudson

  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
14K
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Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
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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
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams
    • Maria Conchita Alonso
    • Cleavant Derricks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Mazursky
    • Writers
      • Paul Mazursky
      • Leon Capetanos
    • Stars
      • Robin Williams
      • Maria Conchita Alonso
      • Cleavant Derricks
    • 66User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Vladimir Ivanoff
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    • Lucia Lombardo
    Cleavant Derricks
    Cleavant Derricks
    • Lionel Witherspoon
    Alejandro Rey
    Alejandro Rey
    • Orlando Ramirez
    Saveliy Kramarov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    • Boris
    • (as Savely Kramarov)
    Elya Baskin
    Elya Baskin
    • Anatoly
    Oleg Rudnik
    • Yury
    Aleksandr Benyaminov
    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
    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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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.
    • Quotes

      Vladimir Ivanoff: Yesterday I bought my first pair of American shoes. They were made in Italy.

    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 19 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Hard to Hold/Tank/Moscow on the Hudson/Mike's Murder (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Freedom
      Written by David McHugh
      Produced by Chaka Khan and David McHugh
      Performed by Chaka Khan
      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

    User reviews66

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    Featured review
    10/10

    THE ONLY western movie I've seen that truly shows life in the Soviet Union

    This is THE ONLY movie I've seen that truly shows life in the Soviet Union, which is made in the West.

    This is a great movie! It really hits on why people tried to run from the Soviet Union, the oppression there and the taste of freedom in the USA. It is extremely realistic! We were ashamed at some points in the movie associating ourselves with the former fellow countrymen. But the showed THE TRUTH! All of the things shown used to happen in real life.

    Robin Williams was brilliant. He spoke Russian with almost no accent, which was amazing!

    I am from the Soviet Union so I know what I'm talking about. Nearly all of the rest of the movies are not more than a joke when it concerns reflecting life in Russia or Soviet Union. Even in the Air Force One (with Harrison Ford!) I was laughing like crazy when they showed supposedly Russian Prison.

    So, all of you lucky to be born in freedom, please see this movie and you maybe will start thinking why you are so lucky and how exciting but difficult is to be an immigrant!
    • krolikovod
    • Dec 13, 2002
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Moskau in New York
    • Filming locations
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(city: Moscow)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Bavaria Film
      • Delphi Premier Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,068,724
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,536,687
      • Apr 8, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,068,724
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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