Edition |
Digitally mastered anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions. |
Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby 2-channel and discrete 4.0 digital audio. |
Performer |
Robin Williams, Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Donald McAlpine ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, David McHugh. |
Summary |
Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff suddenly defects from his touring troupe in that temple of "Western decadence"--Bloomingdale's. Fleeing the K.G.B., Vladimir wins asylum and moves into the crowded Harlem flat of Black security guard Lionel Witherspoon. Though Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love this strange and wondrous new land. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Note |
Originally produced in 1984. |
Contents |
Side A. [Original theatrical] widescreen presentation -- side B. Full screen presentation. |
Language |
English or French language tracks ; portions in Russian ; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Defectors -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
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Russians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Russian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Refugees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Saxophonists -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Added Author |
Mazursky, Paul.
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Capetanos, Leon.
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Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
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Derricks, Cleavant.
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Alonso, Maria Conchita.
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Rey, Alejandro, 1930-1987.
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McHugh, David, 1941-
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Columbia Pictures.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Columbia-Delphi Productions.
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ISBN |
0767868234 |
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9780767868235 |
Standard No. |
043396065369 |
Music No. |
06536 Columbia Pictures |
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