The Memory of Eva Ryker | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Memory of Eva Ryker 1978 novel by Donald Stanwood |
Written by | Laurence Heath |
Directed by | Walter Grauman |
Starring | Natalie Wood Robert Foxworth Ralph Bellamy Roddy McDowall |
Music by | Richard LaSalle |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Irwin Allen |
Cinematography | John M. Nickolaus Jr. |
Editor | John A. Fegan Jr. |
Running time | 144 minutes |
Production company | Irwin Allen Productions |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | May 7, 1980 |
The Memory of Eva Ryker is a 1980 American television drama film starring Natalie Wood, Robert Foxworth and Ralph Bellamy. It was produced by Irwin Allen and directed by Walter Grauman.
It was based on a 1978 novel by Donald Stanwood which was originally set on the Titanic. [1]
Filming took place in late 1979.
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