Rent Gorky Park (1983)
3.3 of 5 from 99 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
- When three victims are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park - their faces and fingertips removed - detective Arkady Renko (William Hurt) is determined to identify the bodies and find the killer. But as a picture of the victims takes shape, the clues point toward involvement not only of the KGB but also of the woman he loves, Irina (Joanna Pacula). Now, hunted by the secret police and confronted by an intricate web of deception and treachery reaching to the highest political levels, Renko will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice - even if it means guaranteeing his own destruction...and losing Irina forever.
- Actors:
- William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, Joanna Pacula, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Rikki Fulton, Alexander Knox, Alexei Sayle, Ian McDiarmid, Niall O'Brien, Henry Woolf, Tusse Silberg, Patrick Field
- Directors:
- Michael Apted
- Producers:
- Gene Kirkwood, Hawk Koch
- Writers:
- Martin Cruz Smith, Dennis Potter
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A History of Sports Films (Winter Edition), Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 129 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Gorky Park
Plodding - Gorky Park review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Not seen this is an age so thought I’d revisit it. On paper it’s got a lot of promise - 3 bodies buried in a Moscow Park with their faces sliced off, an American business man trading in sable fur, various corrupt Soviet officials, a renegade US Cop and a beautiful dissident student But it’s remarkably dull- it really plods through all the plot twists and triple crosses so after a while you just don’t care anymore . Lee is very good as the ferocious bad guy and Hurt does his usual hang dog take pity on me routine with a fine collection of British thesps but only Pecula as the girl really engages. Helsinki stands in for Moscow and the sheer dullness of Soviet life is well portrayed but the narrative never shifts out of second gear so it makes for a long 128 minutes….3/5
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OK 80s Thriller - Gorky Park review by GI
This 80s thriller adapted from a bestselling novel was a reasonably successful film on its initial release boasting a strong cast including Lee Marvin but viewed today it's all a little tedious and the little action and fight scenes are very tame and lame. The story is set in Moscow, which does lend the film some uniqueness, and follows a murder investigation led by Moscow police investigator Arkady (William Hurt) after three bodies are found in the city's Gorky Park. The bodies have had their faces removed to hide their identities. Arkady becomes suspicious when the KGB take a very early interest in the case and he suspects that there is a bigger conspiracy going on than it at first appears. And he's right as he soon encounters State interference, a dodgy American businessman (Marvin), a beautiful woman (Joanna Pacula) and a New York Cop (Brian Dennehy) are all linked to the murders. There's some violence and the predictable and inevitable sex scene but overall the story lacks a real tension or grittiness. Hurt is very good here and it's a film perhaps worth a look but it's a little disappointing.
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