Hanging by a Thread (1979 film)
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Hanging by a Thread is a 1979
disaster movie about friends stranded in a disabled cable-car above a ravine. It was written by Adrian Spies
, directed by Georg Fenady, and starred Patty Duke
and Donna Mills
.
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
disaster movie about friends stranded in a disabled cable-car above a ravine. It was written by Adrian Spies
Adrian Spies
Adrian Spies was a screenwriter, active from the 1940s through to the 1980s.He won an Edgar Award for an episode of Studio One in Hollywood and was nominated for an Emmy Award for an episode of Dr. Kildare....
, directed by Georg Fenady, and starred Patty Duke
Patty Duke
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke is an American actress of stage, film, and television. First becoming famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, and later starring in her eponymous sitcom for three years, she progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely...
and Donna Mills
Donna Mills
Donna Mills is an American actress, most well known for her role as Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing.-Early years:...
.