poster

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

Cast

actor1
Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
actor1
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
actor1
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn
actor1
Steven Hill
Mark Dyson
actor1
Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley

Images