The 3,000 Mile Chase

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The 3,000 Mile Chase
GenreAction
Drama
Written by Roy Huggins
Philip DeGuere
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Starring Glenn Ford
Cliff De Young
Theme music composer Elmer Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Roy Huggins
Producer Jo Swerling Jr.
Production locations Antelope Valley, California
Apollo Park - 4555 W. Avenue G, Lancaster, California
Jane Reynolds Park - 716 W. Oldfield Street, Lancaster, California
CinematographyChuck Arnold
Editors Larry Lester
Lawrence J. Vallario
Running time98 min
Production companies Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions
Universal Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseApril 6, 1977 (1977-04-06)

The 3,000 Mile Chase is a 1977 NBC action television film directed by Russ Mayberry and starring Glenn Ford and Cliff De Young.

Contents

Premise

Secret courier Matt Considine (Cliff De Young) accepts the mission to escort chief witness Dvorak (Glenn Ford) and his wife from San Francisco to a trial in New York City. They have to cover 3,000 dangerous miles, because the drug mob wants to kill them at any price.

Cast

ActorRole
Glenn Ford Paul Dvorak - Leonard Staveck
Cliff De Young Matt Considine - Marty Scanlon
David Spielberg Frank Oberon
Blair Brown Rachel Kane
Priscilla Pointer Emma Dvorak
Marc Alaimo Richards
Brendan Dillon Ambrose Finn
Tom Bower Richette
Lane Allan Livingston
Michael J. London Jacoby
Roger Aaron Brown Prosecutor
John Zenda Inspector

References

Movies on TV and Video Cassette 1989-1990 by Steven H. Scheuer.


Movies made for television: the telefeature and the mini-series, 1964–1984, by Alvin H. Marill.