Gorky Park (1983)
| Release Date | 15 December 1983 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Detective Film, Police Detective Film |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Behind the Iron Curtain, Fighting the System, Murder Investigations |
| Tones | Gritty, Bleak, Tense, Wintry, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Corpse, Corruption, Dissident, Investigation, Murder, Police Inspector, Russia, Russian [nationality], Soviet, Soviet Union |
Gorky Park is a 1983 film based on the novel Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. It was directed by Michael Apted from the screenplay by Dennis Potter (for which he won a 1984 Edgar Award). The main stars of the film are William Hurt as Arkady Renko, Lee Marvin as Jack Osborne, Joanna Pacula 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. James Horner wrote the score. Ralf Bode was cinematographer. Pacula was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, and Elphick was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film also featured Alexei Sayle as a black marketeer.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Alexei Sayle
Golodkin
Niall O'Brien
KGB Agent Rurik
Henry Woolf
Levin
Tusse Silberg
Natasha
Patrick Field
Fet
Jukka Hirvikangas
James Kirwill
Marjatta Nissinen
Valerya Davidova
Heikki Leppänen
Kostia Borodin
Lauri Törhönen
Director
Elsa Salamas
Babushka
Anatoli Davydov
KGB Agent Nicky
Lasse Lindberg
Shadower
Jussi Parviainen
Shadower
Director
Writer
Martin Cruz Smith
Dennis Potter
Producer
Efrem Harkham
associate producer
Uri Harkham
associate producer
Gene Kirkwood
producer
Hawk Koch
producer
Robert E. Larson
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ralf D. Bode
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Editor
Dennis Virkler
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Casting Director
Mary Selway
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Production Designer
Paul Sylbert
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Set Decorator
Michael Seirton
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Costume Designer
Richard Bruno
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Makeup Department
Alan Boyle
makeup artist
Tricia Cameron
key hair stylist
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist: cadavers
Eija-Leena Lehmuskallio
makeup assistant
Ken Lintott
makeup artist
Neal Martz
assistant makeup artist: cadavers
Production Manager
Juhani Jotuni
unit manager
Redmond Morris
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anders Hedin
second assistant director
Pirjo Hokkanen
third assistant director
Dan Kolsrud
first assistant director
Lauri Törhönen
second assistant director
Henrik von Sydow
third assistant director
Peter Waller
second assistant director
Art Department
Lee Apsey
construction manager
Barry Arnold
stand-by props
Michael L. Benson
props
Fredrika Berghult
props
Jack Carter
construction manager
Sean Casey
drapery
Peter Childs
assistant art director
John Cope
stand-by stagehand
Derek Dackombe
stand-by painter
Jeanette D'Ambrosio-Sylbert
design coordinator
Bob Douglas
props
Jim Erikson
set dressing buyer
Kjell Eriksson
set designer assistant
Brian Gamby
stand-by props
Brian Humphrey
property master
Pertti Kuusela
stand-by props
Lars Logårdh
stand-by props
Lari Lunkka
props
Gordon Phillips
props
David Reilly
stand-by props
Dennis Simmonds
props
Vesa Tapola
assistant art director
David Williamson
stand-by carpenter
Sound Department
David Elliott
sound editor
Taffy Haines
sound maintenance
Michael Hilkene
supervising sound editor
Fred Judkins
sound editor
Simon Kaye
sound mixer
John Kline
sound editor
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer
David Sutton
boom operator
Clive Taylor
sound recordist
Rusty Tinsley
sound editor
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Christopher T. Welch
sound editor
Special Effects
Candy Flanagin
special effects
Paul Stewart
special effects
Alan Whibley
special effects
Stunts
David R. Ellis
stunt coordinator
Eddie Stacey
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Batt
camera grip
Ulf Björck
electrician
John J. Campbell
focus puller
Frank Connor
still photographer
James Crockett
stand-by rigger
Martin Evans
gaffer
Alan Grosch
electrician
Jari Heino
electrician
Kari Kekkonen
electrician
Ted Lindahl
electrician
Peter MacDonald
camera operator
Ray Meehan
best boy
David Morani
electrician
Eamonn O'Keeffe
clapper loader
George Parish
electrician
Brian Sullivan
electrician
Alan Williams
electrician
Casting Department
Katri Ruotsalainen
crowd casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjatta Nissinen
wardrobe assistant
Patrick Sharkey
wardrobe assistant
Juha Tuura
wardrobe assistant
Sue Wain
costume supervisor
Pat Williamson
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Peter Lonsdale
assistant film editor
Mary McGlone
assistant editor
Music Department
George Brand
music editor
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Transportation Department
Dave Bruyea
driver
Bob Freeman
driver
Timo Nasman
picture car coordinator
Nick Perry
driver
Tero Porlamo
unit transport manager
Other Crew
Howard Brandy
press agent
Anneli Brummer
accounting assistant
Bradley Clayton
production associate
Cathy J. Colby-Grauer
reconstruction assistant
Anatoli Davydov
technical advisor
Lotti Fodge
production runner
Andrea Fontaine
secretary: Mr. Apted
Jim Franklyn
production accountant
Rafael García
caterer
Alan Grabelsky
location manager
Heli Hänninan
accounting assistant
Mary Holdsworth
script supervisor
Ellen Kolsrud
accounting assistant
Tusse Lande
secretary to producers
Toivo Lehmusvirta
assistant location manager
Heidi Nyberg
secretary to producers
Michelle Papier
assistant: Mr. Koch & Mr. Kirkwood
Asko Partanen
assistant location manager
Ann Pollack
assistant: Mr. Apted
Jennie Raglan
production assistant
Barry Rosenbush
production associate
Susanne Ruben
assistant location manager
Howard R. Schuster
financial services
Guy Travers
assistant location manager
Dena Vincent
secretary to producers
Fred Wallach
controller
Thanks
Eric Ahlstrand
thanks
Production Company
Eagle Associates
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Distributor
Orion Filmproduktion
Orion Pictures Corporation
Stockholm Film
Flashstar Home Vídeo
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Roadshow Home Video
VCL Communications GmbH
Miscellaneous
Bad Sign
group cast members
Black Pearls
group cast members
Costumi d'Arte Peruzzi
uniforms
DeLuxe Laboratories
prints
Echo Film Services
sound editing
Eoin Sprott Studio
reconstruction
Finnair
thanks
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Movie Magic
titles and opticals
Technicolor
processing
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