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When three faceless corpses are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, the Moscow militia's top investigator, Arkady Renko (William Hurt), is assigned to the case. An honest Soviet official, Renko uncovers a murky and dangerous plot involving sinister KGB agents, the corrupt Soviet government, and a powerful American businessman. .. Read more
| Starring | William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy |
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| Director | Michael Apted |
| Genres | Drama |
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When three faceless corpses are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, the Moscow militia's top investigator, Arkady Renko (William Hurt), is assigned to the case. An honest Soviet official, Renko uncovers a murky and dangerous plot involving sinister KGB agents, the corrupt Soviet government, and a powerful American businessman. Although many of the Russians in the film speak with an English accent (all the dialogue is in English), GORKY PARK proves to be a provocative, fast-paced thriller that captures all of the intrigue and suspense in Martin Cruz Smith's best-selling novel of the same name. Director Michael Apted handled the thriller genre before in SQUEEZE and AGATHA, and the experience shows in GORKY PARK; there are so many twists and turns in the plot, viewers are constantly kept off balance. A supporting cast of Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, and Joanna Pacula (in her first starring role) back up Hurt with solid performances.
| Starring | William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Apted |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 19 May 2003 |
Bleak thriller which doggedly makes its way through a conventional plot but fails to convey the book's detail of life in Moscow today. (The film was shot in Helsinki.)
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Chilling Thriller for ...
Chilling Thriller for its time and still stands its ground today!
Was a great film to watch again after so many years.
Recommended to all... read more »
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Mis-cast and not very interesting
This sounded like it would be political, hard-hitting and somewhat informative. Maybe I just read the wrong reviews because what I saw was a hotchpotch of mis-... read more »
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Arkady isn't quite as down at heel as you want him to be
...that's my main complaint about this Brit-Russo production (Ian Bannen, Micheal Elphick, Alexi Sayle)...William Hurt just glides through a performance in ... read more »
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The cop who came in from the cold
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