Eureka (1983 film)

Eureka
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nicolas Roeg
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas
Written by	Paul Mayersberg
Based on	Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? by Marshall Houts
Starring	Gene Hackman Theresa Russell Rutger Hauer Mickey Rourke Joe Pesci
Music by	Stanley Myers
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Production company	Recorded Picture Company JF Productions Sunley Productions
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date	May 1983 (UK) October 5, 1984 (USA)
Running time	130 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$123,572

Eureka is a 1983 British-American drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg. It is the story of a Klondike prospector, Jack McCann (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.

Film critic and film maker, Mark Cousins put Eureka in his top ten favourite films in the Sight & Sound Greatest Films poll 2012 and has called the film a 'masterpiece'. Danny Boyle classified this film as underrated.

The film's title was used by musician Jim O'Rourke for his album Eureka.

Eureka was released to DVD by MGM Home Entertainment on September 16th, 2003 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD, as well as a 2016 Blu-Ray release (under license from MGM) by Twilight Time.