---
title: 'Moscow on the Hudson (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Mazursky'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moscow-on-the-hudson-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087747/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

1984 · R · 112 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Moscow on the Hudson is a 1984 American romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Robin Williams as a Soviet circus musician who defects while on a visit to the United States. It co-stars María Conchita Alonso, Elya Baskin as the circus clown, Savely Kramarov as one of two KGB apparatchiks, Alejandro Rey as the musician's immigration attorney, and Cleavant Derricks as his first American host and friend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Producer:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David McHugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mchugh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald McAlpine](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-mcalpine)
- **Editor:** [Richard Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-halsey)

## Cast

- [Lyman Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyman-ward)
- [Mikhail Shufutinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-shufutinsky)
- [Yuri Belov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-belov)
- [Kim Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-chan)
- [María Conchita Alonso](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-conchita-alonso)
- [Elya Baskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/elya-baskin)
- [Sal Carollo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-carollo)
- [Filomena Spagnuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/filomena-spagnuolo)
- [Alejandro Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-rey)
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakov-smirnoff)
- [Anatoly Mogilevsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatoly-mogilevsky)
- [Savely Kramarov](https://cinepixo.com/people/savely-kramarov)
- [Adalberto Santiago](https://cinepixo.com/people/adalberto-santiago)

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