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The Slender Thread

72% | 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

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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