Moscow on the Hudson

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Robin Williams Vladimir Ivanoff

María Conchita Alonso Lucia Lombardo

Cleavant Derricks Lionel Witherspoon

Alejandro Rey Orlando Ramirez

Savely Kramarov Boris, KGB agent