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Overview

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Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Martin Cruz Smith (novel)
Dennis Potter (writer)

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Release Date:

12 January 1984 (Australia) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime more

Tagline:

It all began with three faceless bodies in the snow ... more

Plot:

An investigator on the Moscow police force relentlessly pursues the solution to a triple homicide which occurred in Moscow's Gorky Park... more | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Well Made, Bittersweet Police Procedural more (40 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


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Trivia:

Because of the Cold War, Gorky Park could not be filmed on actual locations in Moscow. The film group decided to come to Helsinki, the architecture of which is similar to Russian architecture. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Arkady and Iamskoy are talking together in the sun-room of Iamskoy's dacha, the air is so cold that the men's expelled breath is clearly visible as vapor clouds. Yet in many scenes in the movie when the air would be much colder, most notably when Irina is being chased through the streets at night, no-one's breath is visible as expelled clouds of vapor. more

Quotes:

Arkady Renko: [to the bartender] A Stinger, please.
[walks away]
Arkady Renko: Stinger.
William Kirwill: That's a whore's drink.
Arkady Renko: I am a whore.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991) more

Soundtrack:

1812 Overture more


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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Well Made, Bittersweet Police Procedural, 18 October 2004
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Author: Terrell-4 from San Antonio, Texas

It's winter and three corpses are found in Moscow's Gorky Park. They've had their faces and finger tips carved off. Arkady Renko, an honest, slightly obsessive Russian cop, is assigned to the case. He sets out to identify the bodies by reconstructing their faces, and as he gets closer he finds obstructions in his path. He finds a girl (Joanna Pacula) who was friends of the trio, a wealthy and ruthless American (Lee Marvin), an American cop (Brian Dennehy) out for blood, and more than he probably wants to know about sable coats and the animals they're made from. It becomes clear that corrupt higher-ups are involved in something with greater stakes than solving a triple murder. Hurt and Marvin do great jobs and are well matched.

This is a tight, very well constructed police procedural that is a little exotic, with the cops and functionaries being Russians. It's also a bit gloomy with a bitter sweet ending, but it still works as a very watchable film. A lot of the outdoor shots were filmed in Helsinki, and the movie takes place in the winter. The atmosphere looks cold and oppressive. The contrast is striking with the scenes set in a pre-revolutionary bath and an expensive restaurant, both reserved for the use of privileged Soviet officials.

The book, by Martin Cruz Smith, is even better. Apted also directed Enigma, and I like both movies a lot.

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