
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Seen it?1980 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery, War, TV Movie
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
Trailer
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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