Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Mazursky
Written by
  • Paul Mazursky
  • Leon Capetanos
Produced byPaul Mazursky
Starring
CinematographyDonald M. McAlpine
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byDavid McHugh
Production
company
Delphi Premier
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) (US)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million
Box office$25,068,724

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 (in her American film debut), 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.

The film was released on April 6, 1984.