Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest is a made for TV movie produced by CBS. It was shown in September 1972 and in July 1973. This movie is not to be confused with a movie from 1977, also entitled "Deadly Harvest", starring Clint Walker and Kim Cattrall. Deadly Harvest (2008) is a German / South African remake of the German cult film Fleisch (1979).
Plot
Richard Boone, Patty Duke and Michael Constantine star in this suspense drama of a man whose past as a freedom fighter who has defected from an Iron Curtain country, finally catches up with him.
After living quietly in California's wine country under an assumed name, Anton Solea, played by Boone, is suddenly the target of a would be assassin. Patty Duke plays a peace activist who tags along with Solea as he is pursued by the unknown enemy. Constantine plays a neighboring grape grower who lends Solea a helping hand.
Cast
- Richard Boone... Anton Solca
- Patty Duke ... Jenny
- Michael Constantine ... Stefan Groza
- Jack Kruschen... Vartanian
- Murray Hamilton ... Sheriff Bill Jessup
- Jack De Mave ... Franklin
- Bill McKeever ...Deputy Charley
- Richard Roat ... Peterson
- Richard Turner ... Roger
- Fred Maio ... Caretaker
- Josef Rodriquez ... Attendant
Production
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writers: Geoffrey Household (novel - "Watcher in the Shadows"), Daniel B. Ullman
Release Date: 26 September 1972 (USA)
Filmed in the Napa Valley in California.
References
- Deadly Harvest at the Internet Movie Database
- Behind-the-scenes production photos Collection of crew member Stephen Lodge.