Call to Danger (TV 1973)

A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and held in a heavily fortified compound.

Director:

Tom Gries

Writer:

Laurence Heath

Stars:

Peter Graves, Diana Muldaur, John Anderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Graves	...	Doug Warfield
Diana Muldaur	...	Carrie Donovan
John Anderson	...	Edward McClure
Clu Gulager	...	Emmet Jergens
Tina Louise	...	April Tierney
Stephen McNally	...	Joe Barker
Ina Balin	...	Marla Hayes
Michael Ansara	...	Frank Mulvey
Roy Jenson	...	Dave Falk
William Jordan	...	Tony Boyd
Edward Bell	...	Reed
Paul Mantee	...	Adams
Harry Kerwin	...	George
Wesley Lau	...	Police Sergeant
Victor Campos	...	Danny

Storyline

A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and held in a heavily fortified compound.

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Plot Keywords:

computer | remake | government agent | unsold tv series pilot

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gefährlicher Ruf

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This pilot was a remake of a 1967 pilot of the same name which also starred Peter Graves.

User Reviews

Pure product from the seventies.

At first, I thought it was a pilot for a further TV series, in the mood of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. And not because Peter Graves plays here a character very close to the Jim Phelps'one he had in the famous TV show. A good caper film, very interesting for anyone like me who likes all the old series from the sixties and seventies . Nothing really new here. A witness for the mob is kidnapped and federal agents try anything to get the witness back to custody. And many scenes remind MISSION IMOPOSSIBLE ones. Entertaining, but not awesome although. Stephen Mac Nally plays here a very convincing mob leader. Clu Gulager is tremendous as an archer recruited to escape the witness.

There are many more TV movies or episodes of this kind.