Hanging by a Thread (1979)
3h 16m
Running Time
May 8, 1979Release Date
Hanging by a Thread (1979)
3h 16m
Running Time
May 8, 1979Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A group of old friends on an outing re-live various traumas and tragedies via flashback whilst trapped high above a ravine in a disabled cable-car.
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Cast & Crew.
Sam Groom
Paul Craig
Patty Duke
Sue Grainger
Joyce Bulifant
Anita Minton
Oliver Clark
Eddie Minton
Bert Convy
Alan Durant
Burr DeBenning
Jim Grainger
Peter Donat
Mr. Durant
Donna Mills
Ellen Craig
Cameron Mitchell
Lawton
Roger Perry
Mitchell
Michael Sharrett
Tommy Craig
Ted Gehring
Jim Croft
Lonny Chapman
Charles Minton
Jacquelyn Hyde
Mrs. Durant
Brendon Boone
Marty
Steven Marlo
Turk
Elizabeth Rogers
Maggie Porter
Paul Fix
Rogers
Deanna Lund
Mrs. Martin
Randy Gray
Alan Durant, age 10
James W. Gavin
Les Fielding
Doug Llewelyn
Bobby Graham
Bill Marlowe
Burton
Larry Berman
Pierce
Ulf Kjell Gür
Man at Tramway (uncredited)
Georg Fenady
Director
Adrian Spies
Writer
Irwin Allen
Producer
Richard LaSalle
Original Music Composer
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Director of Photography
Jamie Caylor
Editor
Jack Baur
Casting
Duane Alt
Art Direction
Gary Moreno
Set Decoration
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Jan Cook
Hairstylist
Stephen Elsbree
Hairstylist
Stephen Gautier
Makeup Artist
Chuck House
Makeup Artist
Gene Eliot
Sound Effects Editor
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 16m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
cable car
disaster movie
told in flashback
irwin allen
aerial tramway
Wiki.
Hanging by a Thread is a 1979 television disaster movie starring Sam Groom about friends stranded in a disabled cable-car above a ravine. The occupants of the cable car reflect on the past as the film flashes back and forth to show each of the character's lives. It was written by Adrian Spies, directed by Georg Fenady and produced by Irwin Allen. The film co-starred Patty Duke, Donna Mills, Oliver Clark and Cameron Mitchell.
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