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Eureka is a British film of genre Drama directed by Nicolas Roeg released in USA on 5 october 1984 with Gene Hackman

Eureka (1983)

Eureka
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Released in USA 5 october 1984
Length 2h10
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action
Rating58% 2.9451552.9451552.9451552.9451552.945155

Eureka is a 1983 British-American drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg. It is the story of a Klondike prospector, Jack McCann (played by Gene Hackman) who strikes it rich, yet ends up fearing that his daughter Tracy (Theresa Russell) and his son-in-law (Rutger Hauer) are scheming to take his wealth and his soul; moreover, greedy investors (Joe Pesci and Mickey Rourke) are also hunting McCann's fortune.

Eureka is loosely based on the true murder of Sir Harry Oakes in the Bahamas in 1943.

Synopsis

Au Canada, en 1925, Jack McCann, perturbé par le désespoir et entouré par la mort, devient subitement un homme riche en découvrant un filon d'or. 20 ans plus tard, désabusé et installé sur une île jamaïcaine, il vit reclus avec sa femme alcoolique, sa fille mariée à un homme qu'il déteste, et son associé qui essaie à son insu, via la mafia, de construire un casino.

Actors

Gene Hackman

(Jack McCann)
Theresa Russell

(Tracy)
Rutger Hauer

(Claude Maillot Van Horn)
Mickey Rourke

(Aurelio D'Amato)
Joe Pesci

(Mayakofsky)
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