The Memory of Eva Ryker

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The Memory of Eva Ryker
GenreDrama
Based onThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1978 novel
by Donald Stanwood
Written byLaurence Heath
Directed by Walter Grauman
Starring Natalie Wood
Robert Foxworth
Ralph Bellamy
Roddy McDowall
Music by Richard LaSalle
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Irwin Allen
Cinematography John M. Nickolaus Jr.
EditorJohn A. Fegan Jr.
Running time144 minutes
Production companyIrwin Allen Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseMay 7, 1980 (1980-05-07)

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.

Contents

It was based on a 1978 novel by Donald Stanwood which was originally set on the Titanic. [1]

Filming took place in late 1979.

Plot

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

Cast

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References

  1. Prose Fine and Foul New York Times 5 Mar 1978: BR6.