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1983

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Starring	William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy
Director	Michael Apted
Genres	Drama

Gorky Park

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

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- 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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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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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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  - 15 Oct 2008 at 20:16
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  The cop who came in from the cold
  
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  I did not know the film was based on a book until I read the reviews. I saw 'Gorky Park' with no preconceptions and I have no idea whether the book ... read more »
  
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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 ...