Search results
Original release. Network. NBC. Release. May 8, 1979. ( 1979-05-08) 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.
- Georg Fenady
- Adrian Spies
- Irwin Allen Productions, Warner Bros. Television
May 8, 1979 · Hanging by a Thread: Directed by Georg Fenady. With Sam Groom, Patty Duke, Joyce Bulifant, Oliver Clark. 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.
- (98)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Georg Fenady
- 1979-05-08
Sep 26, 2022 · 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. Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Sam Groom, Patty Duke, Joyce Bulifant, Bert Convy, Donna Mills. An Irwin Allen Production.
Alan Durant. Burr DeBenning. Jim Grainger. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Terrified sightseers await rescue as their disabled tram car dangles over a treacherous mountain gorge.
- Matt Brunson
- Mystery & Thriller, Action
- Georg Fenady
Hanging by a Thread (1979) directed by Georg Fenady • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1979. Directed by Georg Fenady. 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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Georg Fenady
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.
Hanging by a Thread (TV Movie 1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.