Gorky Park (film)

Gorky Park
Gorky Park
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Apted
Screenplay by	Dennis Potter
Based on	Gorky Park; 1981 novel; by Martin Cruz Smith
Produced by	Bob Larson; Hawk Koch; Gene Kirkwood;
Starring	William Hurt; Lee Marvin; Brian Dennehy; Ian Bannen; Joanna Pacuła;
Cinematography	Ralf D. Bode
Edited by	Dennis Virkler
Music by	James Horner
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Eagle Associates
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	December 15, 1983;
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 based on the book of the same name by Martin Cruz Smith. The film was directed by Michael Apted.

The film stars William Hurt as Arkady Renko, Lee Marvin as Jack Osborne, Joanna Pacuła as Irina Asanova, Rikki Fulton as Major Pribluda, Brian Dennehy as William Kirwill, Ian McDiarmid as Professor Andreev, Michael Elphick as Pasha and Ian Bannen as Prosecutor Iamskoy. The plot follows Renko, 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.