Moscow on the Hudson
dir. Paul Mazursky
67
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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.
Directed byPaul Mazursky
StarringRobin Williams, María Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Savely Kramarov, Ilya Baskin
Written byLeon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
MusicDavid McHugh
Moscow on the Hudson
1984 · R · 1h 55m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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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