Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute

Eureka (Original title)Who Killed Sir Harry Oates? (Help search title)
Dates: 1983 (Copyright), 05 October 1984 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Nicolas Roeg

Synopsis: A prospector in Canada discovers a vast quantity of gold, but is warned by a psychic woman that it will bring him only despair. Twenty years later, he is living in fabulous wealth on a Caribbean island, tormented by the emptiness of his existence.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: May 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 129 mins Length: 11638 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 05 October 1984Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 129 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (73)
©: Sunley Productions Ltd, Opening Logo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, A JF Productions, Recorded Pictures Company production: JF Productions, Recorded Picture Company, A Sunley feature: Sunley, From: MGM/UA Entertainment Co., Executive Producer: John Foreman, Produced by: Jeremy Thomas, Associate Producer: Tim Van Rellim, Production Manager: Ted Lloyd, Production Accountant: Alex Richards, Accountant: Paul Tucker, Location Manager: Matthew Binns, Assistant to Executive Producer: Dennis Lasker, Production Assistant: Susan Kane, Julia Robinson, Producer's Assistant: Sevilla Delofski, Production Runner: Luc Roeg, 1st Assistant Director: Anthony Waye, 2nd Assistant Director: Terence Madden, Continuity: Kay Fenton, Christine Wilson, Casting UK: Mary Selway, Casting USA: Margery Simkin, Casting Canada: Trish Robinson, Screenplay by: Paul Mayersberg, Based on a book ['Who Killed Sir Harry Oates?'] by: Marshall Houts, Verse from 'The Spell of Yukon' by: Robert W. Service, Director of Photography: Alex Thomson, Camera Operator: John Golding, Focus Puller: Peter Versey, Clapper/Loader: Shane O'Neill, Gaffer Electrician: Jack Conroy, Best Boy: Eamonn Dunne, Grip: Kenny Atherfold, Stills Photographer: David James, Special Effects Supervisor: Peter Hutchinson, J.B. Jones, Film Editor: Tony Lawson, 1st Assistant Film Editor: David Spiers, Production Designed by: Michael Seymour, Supervising Art Director: Les Dilley, Art Director: John Beard, Assistant Art Director/Chief Draughtsman: Peter Childs, Set Dresser: Michael Seirton, Property Buyer: John Lanzer, Property Master: Bob Hedges, Stand-by Prop: Derek Creedon, Construction Manager: Jack Carter, Costume Designer: Marit Allen, Wardrobe Supervisor: Nicolas Ede, Wardrobe Mistress: Catherine Halloran, Make-up: Christine Beveridge, Special Effects Make-up: Jamie Brown, Hairdresser: Martin Samuel, Susan Boyd, Music Composed and Conducted by: Stanley Myers, Double Bass Solos Composed and Conducted by: François Rabbath, Music Recorded at: Wembley C.T.S. Studios, [Music] Recording Engineer: John Richards, Sound Mixer: Paul Le Mare, Boom Operator: Anthony Bell, Sound Assistant: Martin Trevis, Dubbing Mixer: Gerry Humphreys, Assistant Dubbing Mixer: Robin O'Donoghue, Dubbing Editor: Alan Bell, Stunt Double: John Scott, Stunt Double: Del Baker, Art Malesci, Unit Publicist: Mike Russell, Made at: Twickenham Studios
Cast (35)
Gene Hackman (Jack McCann), Theresa Russell (Tracy), Rutger Hauer (Claude Maillot Van Horn), Joe Pesci (Mayakofsky), Jane Lapotaire (Helen McCann), Mickey Rourke (Aurelio D'Amato), Ed Lauter (Charles Perkins), Helena Kallianiotes (Frieda), Joe Spinell (Pete), Norman Beaton (Byron Judson), Corin Redgrave (Worsley), James Faulkner (Roger), Cavan Kendall (Pierre de Valois), Emrys James (judge), Frank Pesce (Stefano), Michael Scott Addis (Joe), Ann Thornton (Jane), Emma Relph (Mary), John Vine (Julian), Tim Van Rellim (police chief), Ellis Dale (jury foreman), Mico Blanco Group (Tonnelle dancers), Aklowa Master Drummers ([Tonnelle dancers] Accompanied by), Lloyd Berry (Olaf), Tom Heaton (man blowing off head), Timothy Scott (Webb), Geri Dewson (whore), Annie Kidder (Rita), Ian Tracey (Joey), Brad Sakiyama (Phil), Sandra Friesen (mother), Raimund Stamm (patron), Suzette Collins (Esther), Tommy Lane, George Roubicek (Miami chauffeur)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (30)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n12 December 2008  Page: 85
Title: Reviews: EurekaAuthor: BROOKE, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v14 n8 August 2004  Page: 75
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n181 July 2004  Page: 158
Title: Remote control: rwdAuthor: [KN] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film and Philosophy v2 1995  Pages: 45-57
Title: The Self and the Other in Roeg's EUREKA and Sartre's Being aAuthor: BARON, Cynthia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the elements of Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy in EUREKA

In: Sight and Sound v4 n5 May 1994  Page: 66
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n5 May 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: The Listener v122 n3130 7 Sep 1989  Page: 36
Title: [The Listener - v122 n3130 7 Sep 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v23 1985
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v23 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: Film (BFFS) v2 n138 September 1985  Page: 8
Title: [Film (BFFS) - v2 n138 September 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the film is now available on 16mm.

In: Film Quarterly v39 n2 Winter 1985/86  Pages: 49-56
Title: [Film Quarterly - v39 n2 Winter 1985/86: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviewed with INSIGNIFICANCE (1985).

In: Screen International n438 24 Mar 1984  Page: 22
Title: [Screen International - n438 24 Mar 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that Warner Home Video has withdrawn the tape from circulation.

In: Films v3 n7 June 1983  Page: 32
Title: [Films - v3 n7 June 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review.

In: Films v3 n7 June 1983  Page: 23
Title: [Films - v3 n7 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: US release problems.

In: Time Out n663 6 May 1983  Page: 23,25
Title: [Time Out - n663 6 May 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Comment v19 n2 Mar/Apr 1983  Pages: 20-23
Title: [Film Comment - v19 n2 Mar/Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Roeg talks about making the film.

In: British Board of Film Censors Monthly List January 1983
Title: [British Board of Film Censors Monthly List - January 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming n344 May 1983  Pages: 33-35
Title: [Films and Filming - n344 May 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v52 n2 Spring 1983  Pages: 134-136
Title: [Sight and Sound - v52 n2 Spring 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v11 n4 1983  Pages: 215-220
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v11 n4 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis of structure.

In: Screen International n392 30 Apr 1983  Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n392 30 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Stills n6 May-Jun 1983  Page: 85
Title: [Stills - n6 May-Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 8 Jun 1983  Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 8 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n592 May 1983  Pages: 115-116
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n592 May 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n592 May 1983  Pages: 116-118
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n592 May 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Producer Jeremy Thomas talks about working with Roeg.

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n592 May 1983  Page: 117,119
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n592 May 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Roeg.

In: Continental Film and Video Review v30 n7 May 1983  Pages: 7-9
Title: [Continental Film and Video Review - v30 n7 May 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n326 16 Jan 1982  Pages: 57-58
Title: [Screen International - n326 16 Jan 1982: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Sight and Sound v51 n4 Autumn 1982  Pages: 280-285
Title: [Sight and Sound - v51 n4 Autumn 1982: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with screenwriter, Paul Mayersberg.

In: Screen International n353 24 Jul 1982  Page: 13
Title: [Screen International - n353 24 Jul 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.

In: Screen International n325 9 Jan 1982  Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n325 9 Jan 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n312 3 Oct 1981  Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n312 3 Oct 1981: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Nicolas Roeg, film by film
Author: SALWOLKE, Scott  Pages: v-ix. 222p.
Description: PERFORMANCE pp.1-18 WALKABOUT pp.19-36 DON'T LOOK NOW pp.37-52 THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH pp.53-72 BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION pp.73-90 EUREKA pp.91-109 INSIGNIFICANCE pp.109-124 CASTAWAY pp.125-138 ARIA pp.139-144 TRACK 29 pp.145-158 SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH pp.159-172 The WITCHES pp.173-186 COLD HEAVEN pp.187-198