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The Slender Thread

71 %|Dec 15, 1965|Drama

Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan she took a load of pills, and he secretly tries to get help. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?

Featured Crew

Sydney Pollack
Director
Stirling Silliphant
Writer
William R. Poole
Assistant Director
Donald Roberts
Assistant Director
David Rayfiel
Additional Writing
Shana Alexander
Story
Hal Pereira
Production Design
Jack Poplin
Production Design

Cast

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Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
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Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
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Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn
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Steven Hill
Mark Dyson
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Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley
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H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris
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Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Operator
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Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician
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Erin Almond
Child at Beach
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Marjorie Nelson
Mrs. Thomas
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David Harris
Nightwatchman
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Viola Harris
Telephone Supervisor
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Fay Baker
Telephone Supervisor
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Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters
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John Benson
Bert Enyard