The Slender Thread

7.1 / 10

(47 votes)

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?

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Sydney Pollack

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Company:

Paramount Pictures,

Stephen Alexander Productions

Cast:
Sidney Poitier

Alan Newell

Anne Bancroft

Inga Dyson

Telly Savalas

Dr. Joe Coburn

Steven Hill

Mark Dyson

Ed Asner

Det. Judd Ridley

Crew:
Sydney Pollack

Director

Stirling Silliphant

Writer

Hal Pereira

Production Design

Jack Poplin

Production Design

Thomas Stanford

Editor