Gorky Park (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Screenplay by | Dennis Potter |
| Based on | Gorky Park (1981 novel) by Martin Cruz Smith |
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| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Dennis Virkler |
| Music by | James Horner |
Production companies | Kock/Kirkwood Productions Eagle Associates |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $15.9 million |
Gorky Park is a 1983 American mystery thriller film directed by Michael Apted and adapted by Dennis Potter from the 1981 novel of the same name. It stars William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacuła (in her first American film), Rikki Fulton, Brian Dennehy, Ian McDiarmid, Richard Griffiths, Michael Elphick and Ian Bannen. The plot follows Arkady Renko (Hurt), a Moscow police investigator, on the trail of a gruesome triple murder that leads him into a web of government corruption.
Upon release, Gorky Park was a box office disappointment, barely earning back its $15 million budget, but received positive reviews from critics. Pacuła was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Elphick for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dennis Potter won a 1984 Edgar Award for his screenplay for the film.