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The Memory of Eva Ryker

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1980 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery, War, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for armchair detectives and history and war-film fans. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Fans of The Caine Mutiny or Laura should feel right at home. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Tense and unsettling, intense.
The pace
Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 44 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 44 min.
  • Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.

A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Walter Grauman

  • Natalie WoodEva Ryker / Claire Ryker
  • Robert FoxworthNorman Hall
  • Ralph BellamyWilliam E. Ryker
  • Jean-Pierre AumontInspector Laurier
  • Bradford DillmanJason Eddington
  • Morgan FairchildLisa Eddington
  • Peter GravesMike Rogers
  • Roddy McDowallMacFarland
  • Mel FerrerDr. Sanford
  • Robert HoganJ.H. Martin