''Deadly Harvest'' is a

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produced by

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. It was shown in September 1972 and in July 1973, and not to be confused with ''Deadly Harvest'' (2008), a German / South African remake of the German

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'' Fleisch (1979)''.

Plot

Richard Boone Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns, including his starring role in the television series ''Have Gun – Will Travel''. Early lif ...

Patty Duke Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Aw ...

and

Michael Constantine Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was an American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula ...

star in this suspense drama of a man whose past as a freedom fighter who has

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from an

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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

... Anton Solca *

... Jenny *

... Stefan Groza *

Jack Kruschen Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. ...

... Vartanian *

Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor who appeared in such films as ''Anatomy of a Murder'', ''The Hustler'', ''The Graduate'', ''Jaws'' and ''The Amityville Hor ...

... Sheriff Bill Jessup *

Jack De Mave John Francois DeMave is an American television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Forest Ranger Bob Erickson in CBS's television series '' Lassie''. De Mave began his career in 1962, appearing in the television series ''Surfside 6''. H ...

... Franklin *Bill McKeever ...Deputy Charley *Richard Roat ... Peterson *Richard Turner ... Roger *Fred Maio ... Caretaker *Josef Rodriquez ... Attendant

Production

Director:

Michael O'Herlihy Michael O'Herlihy (1 April 1929 – 16 June 1997) was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like ''Gunsmoke'' (1955), ''Maverick'' (1957), ''Star Trek'' (1965), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968), ''M*A*S*H'' (1972) and ''The A-T ...

Writers:

Geoffrey Household Geoffrey Edward West Household (30 November 1900 – 4 October 1988) was a prolific British novelist who specialized in thrillers. He is best known for his novel '' Rogue Male'' ( 1939). Personal life He was born in Bristol; his father Hora ...

(1960 novel - ''Watcher in the Shadows''), Daniel B. Ullman Release Date: 26 September 1972 (USA) Filmed in the

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in California.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20130421073936/http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=RW1BPcyHXiwC&dat=19730707&printsec=frontpage *
Behind-the-scenes production photos
Collection of crew member Stephen Lodge. 1972 television films American television films CBS network films Films based on British novels Films directed by Michael O'Herlihy {{US-tv-film-stub