A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life mo... Read allA Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.
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Saveliy Kramarov
- Borisas Boris
- (as Savely Kramarov)
Aleksandr Benyaminov
- Vladimir's Grandfatheras Vladimir's Grandfather
- (as Alexander Beniaminov)
Lyudmila Kramarevskaya
- Vladimir's Motheras Vladimir's Mother
- (as Ludmila Kramarevsky)
Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand
- Vladimir's Fatheras Vladimir's Father
- (as Ivo Vrzal)
Natalya Ivanova
- Sashaas Sasha
- (as Natalie Iwanow)
Eyde Byrde
- Lionel's Motheras Lionel's Mother
- (as Edye Byrde)
Aleksandr Narodetsky
- Leonidas Leonid
- (as Alexander Narodetzky)
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. —Zaphod <aaa@scs.leeds.ac.uk>
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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 !
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- Jan 4, 1999
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Is Moscow on the Hudson (1984) known by a different name in India in English? If yes, what is it known as?
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