Hanging by a Thread (1979)
3h 10m
Running Time
May 8, 1979Release Date
Hanging by a Thread (1979)
3h 10m
Running Time
May 8, 1979Release Date
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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
Bert Convy
Alan Durant
Oliver Clark
Eddie Minton
Burr DeBenning
Jim Grainger
Georg Fenady
Director
Peter Donat
Mr. Durant
Adrian Spies
Writer
Donna Mills
Ellen Craig
Irwin Allen
Producer
Richard LaSalle
Composer
Cameron Mitchell
Lawton
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Cinematographer
Roger Perry
Mitchell
Michael Sharrett
Tommy Craig
Jamie Caylor
Editor
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)
Jack Baur
Casting
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Allan R. Potter
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Milch
Music Editor
Jan Cook
Hairstylist
Gene Eliot
Sound Effects Editor
Jerry Jacobson
ADR Editor
Gary Moreno
Set Decoration
Marvin I. Kosberg
Sound Effects Editor
Details.
Release DateMay 8, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 10m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America
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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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