DVD

Moscow on the Hudson [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Paul Mazursky film ; written by Paul Mazursky & Leon Capetanos ; produced and directed by Paul Mazursky.

Mazursky, Paul. (Added Author). Capetanos, Leon. (Added Author). Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Added Author). Alonso, Maria Conchita. (Added Author). Derricks, Cleavant. (Added Author). Rey, Alejandro, 1930-1987 (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Industries. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff suddenly defects from his touring troupe in that temple of "Western decadence," Bloomingdale's. He wins asylum and moves into the crowded Harlem flat of Black security guard Lionel Witherspoon. Although Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love what seems to him a strange and wondrous land.

Record details

ISBN: 0767868234
ISBN: 9780767868235
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Standard format (4:3).
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, Inc., 2001.
Copyright: ©2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: optional director's commentary ; bonus trailers ; interactive menus ; scene selections. Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Donald McAlpine ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, David McHugh.
Participant or Performer Note:	Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby 4.0 surround, Dolby stereo surround, stereo (French only).
Language Note:	In English and occasional Russian with subtitles, or dubbed French, with optional yellow subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Golden Globes, USA, 1985: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Robin Williams).