Guns in the Heather (1969)
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.'
Director: Robert Butler
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Glenn Corbett as Tom Evans |
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Alfred Burke as Kersner |
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Kurt Russell as Rich Evans |
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Patrick Dawson as Sean O'Connor |
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Patrick Barr as Lord Boyne |
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Hugh McDermott as Carleton |
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Patrick Westwood as Levick |
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Eddie Byrne as Bailey |
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Godfrey Quigley as Meister |
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Kevin Stoney as Ernhardt |
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Shay Gorman as Headmaster |
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Niall Tóibín as Kettering |
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Ernst Walder as Vollos |
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Robert Bernal as Sgt. Clune |
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Vincent Dowling as Maston |
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John Horton as Stafford |
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J.G. Devlin as Muldoon |
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Nicola Davies as Kathleen |
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Gerry Alexander as Paddy |
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Eamon Morrissey as Hennessey |
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Declan Mulholland as Retchick |
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Mary Larkin as Mary |
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Paul Farrell as Groundskeeper |
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Patrick Dawson as |
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Pippa Steel as Air Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Directing | Barrie Melrose | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Nobby Cross | Gaffer |
| Sound | Eric Rogers | Conductor |
| Sound | Keith Batten | Boom Operator |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Lighting | Bob Bremner | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Albert Witherick | Art Direction |
| Production | Robin Douet | Location Manager |
| Camera | Alec Mills | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Lockhart Amerman | Novel |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Sound | David Price | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Tilly Day | Continuity |
| Editing | Peter Boita | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Dickie Bamber | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michael Reed | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Buddy Baker | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ken Barker | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Hugh Attwooll | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Design |
| Production | Peter Crowhurst | Production Manager |
| Sound | Franklyn Marks | Orchestrator |
| Art | Terry Wells Sr. | Property Master |
| Sound | Christopher Lancaster | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Warwick | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Bill Westley | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ray Sturgess | Additional Photography |
| Writing | Herman Groves | Writer |
| Production | Ron Miller | Producer |
| Directing | Robert Butler | Director |