Guns in the Heather

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.'

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 23, 1969

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Cast

Glenn Corbett,Hugh McDermott,Patrick Barr,Eamon Morrissey,Mary Larkin,Pippa Steel,Alfred Burke,Niall Tóibín,Kurt Russell,Ernst Walderand 14 more

Director

Robert Butler

Writer

Herman Groves,Lockhart Amerman

Producer

Ron Miller

Cinematography

Michael Reed

Music

Buddy Baker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0063039