The made-for-TV
Fatal Chase stars
Lee Van Cleef as taciturn U.S. marshal Ike Scanlon. Designed as the pilot for a weekly series, the film finds Scanlon escorting a mob witness (
Tony Musante) to a federal trial. Since the witness is a hit man, there are plenty of people both inside and outside the Mob who'd like to see him dead. Featured in the cast are
Fatal Chase's producer/writer
Edward Anhalt and director
Jack Starrett. Originally telecast as Nowhere to Hide on January 5, 1977,
Fatal Chase has also been released as Scanlon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide