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Hanging by a Thread

May 8, 1979

3h 16m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Irwin Allen Productions

Warner Bros. Television

NBC

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Cast

Sam Groom

Paul Craig

Sam Groom

Patty Duke

Sue Grainger

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Joyce Bulifant

Anita Minton

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Eddie Minton

Oliver Clark

Bert Convy

Alan Durant

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Burr DeBenning

Jim Grainger

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Peter Donat

Mr. Durant

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Donna Mills

Ellen Craig

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Cameron Mitchell

Lawton

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Roger Perry

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Michael Sharrett

Tommy Craig

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Ted Gehring

Jim Croft

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