Guns in the Heather (1969)

Guns in the Heather (1969)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1969-07-07 United States of America 144 Min. PG-13
4.5 3 votes
Action, Adventure, Family, TV Movie

Overview

An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'

Cast

Glenn Corbett is Tom Evans
Tom Evans
Alfred Burke is Kersner
Kersner
Kurt Russell is Rich Evans
Rich Evans
Patrick Dawson is Sean O'Connor
Sean O'Connor
Patrick Barr is Lord Boyne
Lord Boyne
Hugh McDermott is Carleton
Carleton
Eddie Byrne is Bailey
Bailey
Godfrey Quigley is Meister
Meister
Kevin Stoney is Ernhardt
Ernhardt
Shay Gorman is Headmaster
Headmaster
Niall Tóibín is Kettering
Kettering
Ernst Walder is Vollos
Vollos
Robert Bernal is Sgt. Clune
Sgt. Clune
John Horton is Stafford
Stafford
J.G. Devlin is Muldoon
Muldoon
Nicola Davies is Kathleen
Kathleen
Eamon Morrissey is Hennessey
Hennessey
Paul Farrell is Groundskeeper
Groundskeeper
Pippa Steel is Air Stewardess (uncredited)
Air Stewardess (uncredited)