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    Gorky Park

    • 19831983
    • RR
    • 2h 8min
    IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    13K
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    Gorky Park (1983)
    CrimeDramaMystery

    A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.

    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writers
      • Martin Cruz Smith(based upon the novel by)
      • Dennis Potter(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • William Hurt
      • Lee Marvin
      • Brian Dennehy
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writers
      • Martin Cruz Smith(based upon the novel by)
      • Dennis Potter(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • William Hurt
      • Lee Marvin
      • Brian Dennehy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    William Hurt and Lee Marvin in Gorky Park (1983)
    William Hurt and Lee Marvin in Gorky Park (1983)
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    Top cast

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    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Arkady Renkoas Arkady Renko
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Jack Osborneas Jack Osborne
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • William Kirwillas William Kirwill
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Iamskoyas Iamskoy
    Joanna Pacula
    Joanna Pacula
    • Irinaas Irina
    Michael Elphick
    Michael Elphick
    • Pashaas Pasha
    Richard Griffiths
    Richard Griffiths
    • Antonas Anton
    Rikki Fulton
    • Pribludaas Pribluda
    Alexander Knox
    Alexander Knox
    • Generalas General
    Alexei Sayle
    Alexei Sayle
    • Golodkinas Golodkin
    Ian McDiarmid
    Ian McDiarmid
    • Professor Andreevas Professor Andreev
    Niall O'Brien
    • KGB Agent Rurikas KGB Agent Rurik
    Henry Woolf
    Henry Woolf
    • Levinas Levin
    Tusse Silberg
    • Natashaas Natasha
    Patrick Field
    • Fetas Fet
    Juuso Hirvikangas
    Juuso Hirvikangas
    • James Kirwillas James Kirwill
    • (as Jukka Hirvikangas)
    Marjatta Nissinen
    • Valerya Davidovaas Valerya Davidova
    Heikki Leppänen
    • Kostia Borodinas Kostia Borodin
    • (as Hekki Leppanen)
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writers
      • Martin Cruz Smith(based upon the novel by)
      • Dennis Potter(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    An investigator on the Moscow police force relentlessly pursues the solution to a triple homicide which occurred in Moscow's Gorky Park. He finds that no one really wants him to solve the crime because it is just the tip of a complex conspiracy which involves the highest levels of the Moscow city government. —Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
    kgbconspiracymurdermurder investigationkgb officer86 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • It all began with three faceless bodies in the snow ...
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Gorky Park in this movie was not the real Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia but actually was portrayed by the Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland.
    • Goofs
      When Arkady's car stalls on the bridge on the way back to Moscow, the wipers are still running. As Arkady repeatedly tries to re-start the car, the wipers are still running at full speed. In real life, each time he tried to restart the car, the wipers would slow from the current drain of battery power from the wipers to the starter motor.
    • Quotes

      Irina Asanova: KGB have better cars, you know.

      Arkady Renko: Ah, but they don't always take you where you want to go, do they?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Gorky Park' (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      It's So Easy
      Written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty

      Published by MPL Communications, Inc. and Wren Music Co., Inc.

      Performed by Bad Sign (uncredited)

      [performed at the carnival]

    User reviews81

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Peek At New Mother Russia
    Though the story does drag a bit in the telling, Gorky Park is a good look at what turned out to be the birth of post Soviet Union Russia.

    First and foremost Gorky Park is a murder mystery, despite the politics. That's what William Hurt is all about, he's for want of an American term, a homicide cop with the Moscow PD. He's been handed a nasty triple homicide, three young people, two men and a woman whose faces and finger prints were mutilated making identification a challenge.

    Of course this was done for a reason and soon Hurt finds himself up to his neck in a turf struggle with the Soviet KGB. There's an American businessman played by Lee Marvin who's in the mix as well as Russian pathologist Ian Bannen and an American homicide cop Brian Dennehy. Hurt also gets involved romantically with Soviet dissident Joanna Pacula and it turns out she's the key to the whole case.

    The film was shot in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Glasgow all cold climate cities that serve very well as location stand ins for Moscow. Best in the film is Lee Marvin who went back to playing bad guys as he did in his early years for this one.

    In the turf struggle depicted between the Moscow Police and the KGB you see a whole lot of issues talked about and you can see why the Soviet Union fell apart as it did. Too bad the story couldn't have been better told in a tighter screenplay.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Apr 17, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Moskova'da cinayet
    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Eagle Associates.
      • Major Studio Partners
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,856,028
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,290,754
      • Dec 18, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,856,028
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 8min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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