Hanging by a Thread
Overview
"Master of disaster" Irwin Allen was so confident of his talents in 1979 that he actually thought he could stretch out a suspense tale for a full 200 minutes. Originally telecast in two parts, Allen's HANGING BY A THREAD concerns a group of friends and tourists, trapped in a sightseeing tram that dangles precariously over a yawning chasm. You might start yawning as well during the film's entirely dispensable flashback sequences. The "suspense" scenes themselves aren't bad, permitting an all-star cast (Sam Groom, Patty Duke Astin, Joyce Bulifant, Donna Mills, Burt Convy et. al.) to alternate between screaming and looking terrified. HANGING BY A THREAD was first broadcast on May 8 and 9, 1979.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Georg Fenady - Director
Burr de Benning
Patty Duke Astin
Sam Groom
Patty Duke
Joyce Bulifant
Oliver Clark
Bert Convy
Burr DeBenning
Peter Donat
Donna Mills
Details
- Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 196
- UPC: 883316232620
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: April 2010
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