i am trying to remember the name of a movie i first saw around 1984,
but it was already out on video at that time.

it was a sort of spy/psychological/suspense/thriller 

it was set in Russia and the resolution of the movie involved freeing
some ermines or minx from cages in Norway, jsut across the Russian
border.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 04 Dec 2005 20:18 PST

Do you remember anything else?  Any specific actors?  Any other
details of the story?

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Clarification of Question by magorster-ga on 05 Dec 2005 11:57 PST

i am trying to find the name of the movie.

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Clarification of Question by magorster-ga on 05 Dec 2005 11:58 PST

it was a pretty popular movie and book.

I believe you're remembering the end of the 1983 film "Gorky Park."
The animals that are released from their cages are sables. There is a
beautiful scene of the freed sables running through the snow. This
scene is also in the book, described here:

"Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. At the end, after a brutal encounter
with a ruthless American businessman Renko finds the sables who were
the Macguffin for the murders in the park. He thinks about killing
them, but ultimately goes to the cage, opens it, and sets them free.
Cruz ends with a description of them scurrying into the woods in a
paragraph that is pure poetry."

Joe Clifford Faust: Poetry in Motion
http://www.joecliffordfaust.com/2004/06/power-of-ending.html?seenIEPage=1

If you're interested in purchasing the film, it is available on DVD and VHS:

Amazon: Gorky Park (1983) DVD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004ZBVK

Amazon: Gorky Park (1983) VHS
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6303471471

My Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "gorky park" sables
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22gorky+park%22+sables

I hope this is the correct film. If it is not, or if anything is
unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll be glad to
offer further assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

great service and great answer!