| Location | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 6–17 July 1987 |
| Website | Website |
The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987.[1] The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film Intervista directed by Federico Fellini.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero of the Year | Bohater roku | Feliks Falk | Poland |
| The House of Bernarda Alba | La casa de Bernarda Alba | Mario Camus | Spain |
| Jean de Florette | Jean de Florette | Claude Berri | France |
| The Wife of an Important Man | Zawgat ragol mohim | Mohamed Khan | Egypt |
| The Serpent's Way | Ormens väg på hälleberget | Bo Widerberg | Sweden |
| Intervista | Intervista | Federico Fellini | Italy |
| Kangaroo | Kangaroo | Tim Burstall | Australia |
| A Touch of Spice | Mirch masala | Ketan Mehta | India |
| Where Are You Going? | Za kude putuvate? | Rangel Vulchanov | Bulgaria |
| Courier | Kuryer | Karen Shakhnazarov | Soviet Union |
| Night of the Pencils | La noche de los lapices | Héctor Olivera | Argentina |
| Interrogating the Witnesses | Vernehmung der Zeugen | Gunther Scholz | East Germany |
| Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | Dragan Kresoja | Yugoslavia |
| Schmutz | Schmutz | Paulus Manker | Austria |
| The Immigrant Birds | The Immigrant Birds | Abdul Latif | Afghanistan |
| A Successful Man | Un hombre de exito | Humberto Solás | Cuba |
| Early Spring | Barndommens gade | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Denmark |
| Gardens of Stone | Gardens of Stone | Francis Ford Coppola | United States |
| Zhenzhen's Beauty Parlor | Zhenzhen de fa wu | Tongjun Xu | China |
| Life Is Most Important | Lo que importa es vivir | Luis Alcoriza | Mexico |
| The van Paemel Family | Het gezin van Paemel | Paul Cammermans | Belgium |
| Forbidden Dreams | Smrt krásných srnců | Karel Kachyňa | Czechoslovakia |
| Tarot | Tarot | Rudolf Thome | West Germany |
| Hard Asphalt | Hard asfalt | Sølve Skagen | Norway |
| Love, Mother | Csók, Anyu! | János Rózsa | Hungary |
| 84 Charing Cross Road | 84 Charing Cross Road | David Jones | United Kingdom |
| The Man in the Black Cape | O Homem da Capa Preta | Sérgio Rezende | Brazil |