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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

Stirling Silliphant
Writer
Sydney Pollack
Director
Donald Roberts
Assistant Director
William R. Poole
Assistant Director
Shana Alexander
Story
David Rayfiel
Additional Writing
Jack Poplin
Production Design
Hal Pereira
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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Paul Newlan
Sgt. Harry Ward
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H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris
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Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters
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Greg Jarvis
Chris Dyson
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Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician
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Marjorie Nelson
Mrs. Thomas
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Steven Marlo
Arthur Foss
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Thomas Hill
Liquor Salesman
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Lane Bradford
Al McCardle
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John Napier
Dr. Alden Van
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Stephen Pellegrini
Police Cadet
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Jerome R. Brand
Police Cadet
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Jo Helton
Registration Nurse
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Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Operator
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Viola Harris
Telephone Supervisor
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George Savalas
Pool Player
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O.L. Haavik
Pastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
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Nicholas Prebezac
Child at Beach
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Drew Eskenazi
Child at Beach
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Erin Almond
Child at Beach
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Pam Bagby
Child at Beach
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William R. Rhodes
Police Station Dispatcher
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Charles C. Andrews
Motel Manager
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Melody Greer
Zipper Girl
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Sons of Adam
Discotheque Band
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Walter Maslow
1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
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Allen Emerson
2nd TV Newsman
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Lou Clark
Nightwatchman
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David Harris
Nightwatchman
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Phillip Browne
Office Boy
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Joseph R. Denini
Fire Station Dispatcher
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Fay Baker
Telephone Supervisor
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Susan Bartel
Woman in Elevator / Typist (uncredited)
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John Benson
Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
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Karen Norris
Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)