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Skyway to Death

Skyway to Death

When a cable car stalls at 8000 feet high in the mountains, there's only one way to get down.

19744.31h 15mNR

Overview

The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8,500 feet in the air.

Directed by Gordon Hessler
Written by David Spector
Produced by Lou Morheim
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Top Cast

Ross Martin

Ross Martin

Martin Leonard

Stefanie Powers

Stefanie Powers

Nancy Sorenson

Bobby Sherman

Bobby Sherman

Barney Taylor

Tige Andrews

Tige Andrews

Sam Nichols

Nancy Malone

Nancy Malone

Ann Leonard

David Sheiner

David Sheiner

Bill Carter

John Astin

John Astin

Andrew Tustin

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Bob Parsons

Ruth McDevitt

Ruth McDevitt

Aunt Louise

Severn Darden

Severn Darden

Steve Kramer

Themes & Keywords

disaster moviecable caraerial tramway

About Skyway to Death

Skyway to Death is a adventure, thriller, tv movie film released in 1974 exploring themes of disaster movie, cable car, aerial tramway. Directed by Gordon Hessler, it stars Ross Martin, Stefanie Powers, Bobby Sherman. The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8,500 feet in the air.

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