Moscow on the Hudson
Brief Synopsis
While on a tour of the US, a sweet-natured Russian musician makes the sudden decision to defect. Living in New York City he struggles to attain the "American Dream" and falls in love with an Italian woman in the process.
Cast & Crew
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Paul Mazursky
Director
Linda Kerns
Olga Talyn
Dana Lorge
Bella Rosenberg
Donald King
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Munich, West Germany; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Synopsis
While on a tour of the US, a sweet-natured Russian musician makes the sudden decision to defect. Living in New York City he struggles to attain the "American Dream" and falls in love with an Italian woman in the process.
Director
Paul Mazursky
Director
Cast
Linda Kerns
Olga Talyn
Dana Lorge
Bella Rosenberg
Donald King
Michael Greene
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Mark Rutenberg
Cleavant Derricks
Sal Carollo
Christopher Wynkoop
Ken Fitch
Paul Davidovsky
Betsy Mazursky
Michael T Laide
Robin Williams
Maria Conchita Alonso
John Debello
Filomena Spanguolo
Yakov Smirnoff
Paul Mazursky
Pierre Orcel
George Kelly
Luis Ramos
Andrei Kramarevsky
Natalie Iwanow
Sam Stoneburner
Adelberto Santiago
Oleg Rudnik
Jurij Gotowtschikow
Fred Strother
Savely Kramarov
Juanita Mahone
Edye Byrde
Ivo Vrzal
Arkady Shabashev
Alexander Beniaminov
Sam Moses
Robert Kasel
Kikue Tashiro
Antonia Ray
Robert Macbeth
Elya Baskin
Kim Chan
Yury Olshansky
Barbara Montgomery
David Medina
Dina Shvarts
Joyce Renee Korbin
Murray Grand
Alexander Narodetzky
Anthony Cortino
Royce Rich
Joe Lynn
Sina Kasper
Thomas Ikeda
James Prendergast
Tiger Haynes
Anatoly Mogilevsky
Annabella Turco
Lyman Ward
Brandon Rey
Vladimir Tukan
Jim Goodfriend
Mikhail Shufutinsky
Armand Dahan
Yuri Belov
Emil Feist
Donna Ingram-young
Rosetta Lenoire
Joy Todd
Alejandro Rey
Jacques Sandulescu
Kaity Tong
Herself
Igor Panich
Ludmila Kramarevsky
Jose Rabelo
Ann E Wile
Crew
John K Adams
Sound Effects
Tony Adler
Location Assistant
Patricia Aldersley
Office Runner
Dick Alexander
Sound
Maria Conchita Alonso
Song Performer
Udo Alter
Location Manager
Louis Barlia
Camera Operator
Blair Bellis
Production Assistant
Sonja Beutura
Production Assistant
Barbara Boguski
Adr
Ilone Brennicke
Casting
Ricki-ellen Brooke
Assistant Camera Operator
Sandy Brooke
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael J Burke
Electrician
Neil Burrow
Sound Effects
Leonidas Capetanos
Screenplay
Donna Cipriani
Assistant Location Manager
Clay Collins
Apprentice
Ken Conners
Electrician
Neil Connuck
Location Assistant
Joseph Cranzano
Makeup
Anastacia Delonge
Interpreter
Michael Dennison
Wardrobe Supervisor
Russ Engels
Gaffer
William Farley
Hair
James Finnerty
Key Grip
John Finnerty
Grip
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
John R Ford
Property Master
Les Fresholtz
Sound
Brad Fuller
Apprentice
David Gamburg
Technical Advisor
Anthony Gamiello
On-Set Dresser
James Gartland
Grip
Louis Goldman
Photography
Joe Greco
Carpenter
Robert Griffon
Property Master
Bernhard Grill
Special Effects Assistant
Kate Guinzburg
Production Coordinator
Pato Guzman
Coproducer
Pato Guzman
Production Designer
Helen Hahn
Editor
Richard Halsey
Editor
Tom Hanlon
Video Playback
Alex Hapsas
Assistant Director
James Hapsas
Production Assistant
Devon Heffley
Adr
Gerhard Hegele
Unit Manager
Ron Hersey
Other
Ellen Heuer
Foley
Michael Hill
Auditor
Stephen A Hope
Music Editor
Hans-jurgen Hopflinger
Electrician
Emmi Horoschenkoff
Wardrobe
Edward Iacobelli
Transportation Captain
Waylon Jennings
Song
Waylon Jennings
Song Performer
Ursula Jones
Wardrobe
Steven J Jordan
Set Decorator
Robert Kaiser
Other
Chip Keye
Apprentice
Chaka Khan
Song Performer
Vincent Lawrence
Production Assistant
Richard Le Grand
Sound Effects
Sue Leibman
Assistant
Fred Leitensdorfer
Key Grip
Karl Loreck
Other
Lillian O Macneill
Script Supervisor
Vic Magnotta
Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Maitland
Sound
Kim Maitland
Sound
Price Marshall
Assistant
Jill Mazursky
Production Assistant
Meg Mazursky
Casting
Paul Mazursky
Screenplay
Paul Mazursky
Producer
Donald M. Mcalpine
Director Of Photography
Donald M. Mcalpine
Other
Michael Mccormick
Production Assistant
Patrick Mccormick
Production Manager
Mickie Mcgowan
Adr
David Mchugh
Song
David Mchugh
Music
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Allan Mirchin
Music
Michael Molly
Art Director
Dan O'connell
Foley
Arno Ortmaier
Unit Production Manager
Maggie Ostroff
Sound
Arkadii Il'ich Ostrovskii
Song
George Patsos
Grip
Ron Petagna
Carpenter
Andrei Petrov
Song
Gregg Phillips
Music
Herwig Pollack
Props
Vern Poore
Sound
Joseph Ray
Assistant Director
Steve Rice
Sound Editor
Richard Richtsfeld
Special Effects
Klaus Ringel
Props
Michael Rod
Music
Steve Rose
Other
Daniel Rosenblum
Boom Operator
Peter Rothe
Art Director
Mark Rutenberg
Assistant
Elizabeth Sayre
Post-Production Assistant
Stefaan Scheider
Assistant Director
Max Schillinger
Driver
Alba Schipani
Wardrobe
Sabine Schroth
Casting
Ranate Seefeldt
Production Accountant
Ille Sievers
Costume Supervisor
Lonnie Simmons
Song
Cosmo Sorice
Scenic Artist
Annie Spiegelman
Production Assistant
Herbert Sporrer
Grip
Walter Stocklin
Property Master
Hans Swanson
On-Set Dresser
Julie Tanser
Assistant Editor
Geoffrey Taylor
Associate Producer
Rudy Taylor
Song
Ingrid Thier
Makeup
Ingrid Thier
Hair
Jim Todd
Editor
Joy Todd
Casting
Kaity Tong
Other
Vladimir Tukan
Consultant
Thomas Vehrig-perron
Sound
Renee Vial
Assistant Editor
Linda Wayne
Wardrobe Supervisor
Celia Weiner
Music
Wally West
Consultant
Dinny Whalen
Driver
Charlie Wilson
Song
Mary Meidinger Wilson
Production Assistant
Ronnie Wilson
Song
Alexander Witt
Other
Albert Wolsky
Costume Designer
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Editor
Dieter Zander
Gaffer
Carl Zucker
Location Manager
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Munich, West Germany; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States April 1984
Released in United States Spring April 1, 1984
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City (French Institute) April 22 - May 2, 1999.
Completed shooting March 1984.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City (French Institute) April 22 - May 2, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1984
Released in United States Spring April 1, 1984
