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

Stephen Elsbree
Hairstylist

John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Director of Photography

Jack Baur
Casting

Don Rush
Sound Mixer

Marvin I. Kosberg
Sound Effects Editor

Gary Moreno
Set Decoration

Jan Cook
Hairstylist

Sid Lubow
Sound Effects Editor

Allan R. Potter
Sound Effects Editor

Duane Alt
Art Direction

Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design

Gene Eliot
Sound Effects Editor

Stephen Gautier
Makeup Artist

Adrian Spies
Writer
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 16m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
told in flashback
disaster movie
cable car
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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