Hanging by a Thread (1979)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.232 |
Directed By
Georg Fenady
Crew
Georg Fenady
Sid Lubow
Allan R. Potter
Don Rush
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Jan Cook
Irwin Allen
Duane Alt
Anthony Milch
Jamie Caylor
Adrian Spies
Paul Zastupnevich
Stephen Elsbree
Stephen Gautier
Gary Moreno
Jerry Jacobson
Richard LaSalle
Gene Eliot
Jack Baur
Marvin I. Kosberg
Josef von Stroheim
Chuck House
Bill Rivol
TOP CAST
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)
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