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Hanging By a Thread
Hanging By a Thread
(1979)
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Synopsis:
Irwin Allen, filmdom's "disaster master," strands a party of friends in a disabled sightseeing tram dangling above a mountain gorge to sweat out a rescue while reliving (through flashbacks) past jealousies, simmering conflicts and forgotten secrets as the cable begins snapping wire by wire.
Cast
Name
Credits
Sam Groom
Paul Craig
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
Deanna Lund
Randy Gray
Alan Durant--Age 10
James Gavin
Les Fielding
Doug Llewelyn
Bobby Graham
Bill Marlow
Burton
Larry Berman
Pierce
Company
Name
Credits
Irwin Allen Productions
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
Adrian Spies
Screenplay
Producers
Name
Credits
Irwin Allen
Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
Georg Fenady
Director
Editor
Name
Credits
Jamie Caylor
Editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
John M Nicholaus
Director of Photography