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Gorky Park

starring: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, Joanna Pacula
directed by: Michael Apted

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792847922
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 079284792X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 19, 2000
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 12473
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1983



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Description:
Murder, seduction and intrigue in the Kremlin! Written by Dennis Potter (Brimstone and Treacle), from a Martin Cruz Smith novel, Gorky Park is a gripping and brilliant classic! StarringWilliam Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, and Joanna Pacula, this 'crisp intricate thriller' (TheNew York Times) takes you behind the iron curtain! When three murder victims are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Parktheir faces and fingertips removeddetective Arkady Renko (Hurt) isdetermined 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 (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 justiceeven if it means guaranteeing his own destruction and losing Irina forever.

Amazon.com:
Martin Cruz Smith's bestselling mystery novel seemed ideally cast for this movie version, but director Michael Apted and the usually reliable writer Dennis Potter couldn't solve the problem of taking the story from the page to the screen. William Hurt plays Renko, a Cold War-era Moscow police detective who must cope with both crooks and Communist party protocol as he tries to solve a murder case in the middle of one of Moscow's public parks that leaves three faceless corpses. The strands of the mystery involve corruption, American money, and the fur trade and, ultimately, take Renko to New York. But the tension is never all there, despite a deliciously menacing performance by Lee Marvin as the bad guy and Brian Dennehy as an American cop who becomes Renko's ally. --Marshall Fine



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - scifijoe
i found Gorky park an entertaining film. it takes place in a Russia that few of today's young people ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - GREAT BOOK, MEDIOCRE MOVIE!
"Gorky Park" is the most thrilling, exciting mystery novel I have ever read. Through Amazon reviews ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A great adaptation of the book!
I read the book Gorky Park last year and was blown away. Definitely one of the best novels I've ever ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Not as Good As I Remembered It to Be!
First watched this as a teen, and I got this as I was nostalgic for the past. Up to that point, there ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - gorky park
another great movie which shows russia life and living conditions as they are....been there done that.........james

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