The Memory of Eva Ryker

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.

The Memory of Eva Ryker
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Memory of Eva Ryker 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
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 7, 1980 (1980-05-07)

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

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

• Natalie Wood as Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker
• Robert Foxworth as Norman Hall
• Ralph Bellamy as William E. Ryker
• Roddy McDowall as MacFarland
• Bradford Dillman as Jason Eddington
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Inspector Laurier
• Mel Ferrer as Dr. Sanford
• Peter Graves as Mike Rogers
• Morgan Fairchild as Lisa Eddington
• Robert Hogan as J.H. Martin
• Vince Howard as Albert
• Tonya Crowe as Eva as a child

External links

• Memory of Eva Ryker at IMDb
• The Memory of Eva Ryker at BFI
• The Memory of Eva Ryker at Irwin Allen
• Review of novel at Kirkus
• Review of film at Washington Post