espionage,spy,eastern block,ireland,defection,intelligence agent

Guns in the Heather (1969)

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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 & Crew

Director
Robert Butler
  • Profile picture of Glenn Corbett
    Tom Evans Glenn Corbett
  • Profile picture of Alfred Burke
    Kersner Alfred Burke
  • Profile picture of Kurt Russell
    Rich Evans Kurt Russell
  • Profile picture of Patrick Barr
    Lord Boyne Patrick Barr
  • Profile picture of Hugh McDermott
    Carleton Hugh McDermott
  • Profile picture of Eddie Byrne
    Bailey Eddie Byrne
  • Profile picture of Godfrey Quigley
    Meister Godfrey Quigley
  • Profile picture of Kevin Stoney
    Ernhardt Kevin Stoney

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Keywords

  • espionage
  • spy
  • eastern block
  • ireland
  • defection
  • intelligence agent