Eureka (1983)

★★★★★

“Richer than Getty, stranger than Hughes, the bizarre tale of Jack McCann.”

1983 · 2 h 10 min

Directed by Nicolas Roeg · UK · British Cinema

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Cast

Gene Hackman

Credits

Written by: Marshall Houts

Plot

A gold prospector who strikes it rich is troubled by his fortune.

Sinekatalog’s take

Nicolas Roeg's fragmentary drama follows a gold prospector struck rich and destroyed by his fortune. Stylised, feverish and strange, with Gene Hackman intense, it is a baroque, chaotic and divisive epic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (4,443 votes)
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