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Gorky Park
MEANRANK
63/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A Moscow police investigator is assigned to solve a triple homicide where the victims' faces and fingertips have been removed to prevent identification. His investigation is obstructed by the KGB and a powerful American businessman. He must navigate the corrupt Soviet system to uncover a conspiracy involving the fur trade and defection to the West.
Details
- Director
- Michael Apted
- Writer
- Dennis Potter
- Based on
- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
- Studio
- Orion Pictures, Eagle Associates, Orion
- Released
- 15 December 1983
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $15.9M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →1 win from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1984 | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Joanna Pacuła | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1985 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Elphick | Nominee |
| Edgar Awards 1984 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Dennis Potter | Winner |
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3 awards — Gorky Park
×| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Joanna Pacuła | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Dennis Potter | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Elphick | Nominee |