Eureka

Name: Eureka
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: October 5, 1984
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Cavan Kendall, Corin Redgrave, Ed Lauter, Gene Hackman, Helena Kallianiotes

1984

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United International Pictures (UIP) | Release Date: October 5, 1984 | R

Starring: Cavan Kendall, Corin Redgrave, Ed Lauter, Gene Hackman, Helena Kallianiotes, Jane Lapotaire, Joe Pesci, Mickey Rourke, Rutger Hauer, Theresa Russell

Summary: In 1925, Arctic prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) becomes a rich man when he strikes gold, but twenty years later, he faces major personal and family problems.

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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Empire Kim Newman

Strong performances anchor a series of unforgettable scenes. Breathtaking and unfathomable. Read full review

Dennis Hunt

It's an absorbing study of power couched in thriller format. As with any Roeg film, the stunning visuals are the real star. [20 Dec 1985, p.22]

The Guardian Mike Sumner

Mesmerising mosaic of a thriller-plus from Nicolas Roeg, bringing dazzling (blinding, to a nervous studio and some critics) new reflections on the woes of wealth. Gene Hackman is excellent as Citizen Kane-ish figure atop mountain of gold and amidst nest of vipers. [07 Sep 1989]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Full of the lush, confusing images one comes to expect in a Nicolas Roeg film. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

While the weight of Roeg's success is usually stylistic, this is more of a harkback to the cosmic scale of The Man Who Fell to Earth, with enormous themes streaming through a strange tale. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Even by his own standards, Nicolas Roeg's Eureka is an indulgent melodrama [based on a book by Marshall Houts] about the anticlimactic life of a greedy gold prospector after he has struck it rich. Read full review

Walter Goodman

There are enough plots here for several movies, but not enough for this one. Read full review

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