Gorky Park

1983 Mystery & Suspense

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 unknown to him, Renko's investigation is somehow being stymied by his higher-ups. Ferreting out information on his own, Renko makes the acquaintance of Soviet dissident Irina (Joanna Pacula), a friend of one of the victims, and Lee Marvin as Armand Hammer-style American businessman. As in Martin Cruz Smith's novel, the identity of the killer is not as well hidden as the reasons behind the killing. "Glasnost" had not yet taken effect in 1983, thus Gorky Park was filmed in Finland rather than Russia.

Director: Michael Apted

Starring: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Joanna Pacula, Ian Bannen

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Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor

    BAFTA Awards (1985)

     
  • Best Motion Picture

    Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1984)

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Golden Globes (1984)