Murder In Moscow
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · May 20257/10
**_Of Sables and Men… in snowy Moscow and Stockholm_** A militsiya inspector (William Hurt) examines the murder of three people in their 20s in the woods near the skating rink of Gorky Park, all with their faces and finger tips removed. Linked to the investigation are: a KGB major (Rikki Fulton), a movie set worker (Joanna Pacuła), the Chief Prosecutor (Ian Bannen), a smug American sable importer (Lee Marvin) and a New York detective (Brian Dennehy), amongst others. Based on Martin Cruz Smith’s novel from two years earlier, “Gorky Park” (1983) is a police procedural with the distinction of taking place behind the Iron Curtain during the cold winter of northeastern Europe. It features an honest detective under pressure in a system that seems to operate only through corruption while underlining the conflict between Russia’s socialism and homegrown capitalism. I guess this explains why the Soviet Communist Party denounced the movie as anti-Communist and anti-Russian, denying the crew access to shoot in Moscow. So, it was filmed in Helsinki, with the Kaisaniemi Park substituting for the titular one, as well as Stockholm. The score by James Horner is great and one of the highlights, mix
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Nov 20226/10
When "Insp. Renko" (William Hurt) is called to investigate a rather gruesome find in Moscow's Gorky park, he is soon embroiled in a conspiracy that leaves him unsure whom he can trust. The KGB are involved as are the Americans - and soon it all points to the enigmatic furrier "Osborne" (Lee Marvin) who has a nifty line in sable hats. What now ensues is a rather dry and procedural mix of thriller and romance with the very presence of Marvin as much of a dead giveaway as you are ever going to get. Marvin brings a certain screen presence, but that just serves to illustrate just how much Hurt is going through the motions - he usually underwhelmed I found. Here the supporting cast led by Brian Dennehy and the occasional contribution from Ian Bannen as the slightly duplicitous prosecutor "Iamskoy" don't really add up to very much either. It all just lacks any sense of intrigue and the plot takes far too long to build up steam. It's very wordy, too - far too much dialogue that actually drags the story down to a almost glacially slow pace. A tighter edit and less verbiage might have made it more attractive, but as it is - well, it's all just bit dull. Chilly, but dull.
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Cast
- William HurtArkady Renko
- Lee MarvinJack Osborne
- Brian DennehyWilliam Kirwill
- Ian BannenIamskoy
- Joanna PaculaIrina
- Michael ElphickPasha
- Richard GriffithsAnton
- Rikki FultonPribluda
- Alexander KnoxGeneral
- Alexei SayleGolodkin
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- Michael AptedDirector
- Dennis PotterScreenplay
- Martin Cruz SmithNovel
- Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis VirklerEditor
- Hawk KochProducer
- Gene KirkwoodProducer
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