The Slender Thread (1965)

  • NR
  • 12/08/1965 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 38m

When a woman's emotions sway away on a slender thread, expect anything…

Overview

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?

Stirling Silliphant

Writer

Sydney Pollack

Director

Shana Alexander

Story

Cast

Sidney Poitier's headshot

Sidney Poitier

Alan Newell
Anne Bancroft's headshot

Anne Bancroft

Inga Dyson
Telly Savalas's headshot

Telly Savalas

Dr. Joe Coburn
Steven Hill's headshot

Steven Hill

Mark Dyson
Ed Asner's headshot

Ed Asner

Det. Judd Ridley
Dabney Coleman's headshot

Dabney Coleman

Charlie
H.M. Wynant's headshot

H.M. Wynant

Doctor Morris
Charlotte Stewart's headshot

Charlotte Stewart

Telephone Operator

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