William Hurt,
Lee Marvin,
Brian Dennehy,
Ian Bannen,
Joanna Pacula
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In the dead of a Moscow winter, three bodies are found in Gorky Park. Police Inspector Renko (William Hurt) is unable to identify the corpses, since even their fingerprints have removed. For reasons u... read more
DVD Release Date: December 19, 2000
Stats: 181 reviews
I was completely intrigued by the synopsis of this one, but fairly disappointed with the film. Many boring bits throughout, but one you want to stick with to find out the outcome. It wasn't all bad, the plot was a pretty interesting one, just far too drawn out.
When three mutilated bodies are found in Moscow's Gorky Park, Chief Militia Renko suspects KGB involvement and wants to drop the case. Encouraged to continue by his superior, his suspicions are eventually confirmed but he uncovers a larger plot involving the friend of one of the ... read more
Very typical 80s British slow-burn crime thriller, with the Moscow setting and Russian characters just a gimmick. It was filmed in Helsinki, and the protagonist would've made a perfect James Bond, watch it for 80s nostalgia rather than Russian culture.
It's not without its flaws (especially as it's all filmed in Finland rather than Russia) but "Gorky Park" was one of the "must see" films of the 80s. Some of the action is a little bit rushed and, unlike the book, the plot tends to lurch along rather than develop smoothly. Willia... read more
An international murder conspiracy over...sable coats. Thrilling. Weird seeing the Emperor in another role; I wonder if he felt UNLIMITED POWER in reconstructing those heads.
The cold war era, so many little movies around such, supposed paranoid subjects. This was one of the good ones because it doesn't play it as plain good guy-bad guy.
But the mystery still comes up pretty flimsy. Aside from that, it's a pretty good movie. I like the conflicted Wil... read more
Gorky Park (1983)
I was always a big fan of Martin Cruz Smith's mystery novels about the Russian police inspector Arkady Renko. I rushed out to see this movie and was sorely disappointed in it. It's an alright movie, but it really wondered-off from the original book. There's ... read more
I never understood MGM (and Hollywood's) fascination with movies in the USSR. Were they trying to market to their audiences? Why? The Soviets banned most Western movies during the Cold War. I wish they would've banned this stateside. Total drek.
A really disturbing film when it came out. Some of it's really over the top, some of it is really cool. Based on a true story. I saw this when i was very young. The thing was that the box's only reveiw was from "Playboy Magazine"... which confused me when i was young.
By the end of Gorky Park, we realize that it's not the solution that matters, but what the case itself forced the people to discover about themselves. Full Review
It remains a taut, clever thriller throughout, with Mr. Apted's direction establishing its intensity immediately and sustaining it well. Full Review
Some action-movie slam-bang would have been more satisfying, if ultimately no more coherent. Full Review
Neither Dennis Potter's screenplay nor the heavyweight cast can raise this adaptation of Martin Cruz Smith's best-selling spy novel above the ordinary. Full Review
Hopelessly dated and morose -- and much is lost from the bestselling novel. Full Review
A crackling good novel is still born on the screen.
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