A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.
Acting
Heston chewing scenery as TWO unhinged brothers.
Practical Effects
Real cave locations that genuinely look dangerous.
Director
Charlton Heston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heston directed this under a pseudonym before claiming credit, perhaps sensing the chaos.
Shot in actual BC mining tunnels; crew reportedly refused certain passages due to unstable conditions.
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