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The Slender Thread
1965, Dec 15
1h 38m
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?
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Stirling Silliphant
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley
Dabney Coleman
Charlie
Steven Hill
Mark Dyson
Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Operator
Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris
George Savalas
Pool Player
Lane Bradford
Al McCardle
Indus Arthur
Marian
Fay Baker
Telephone Supervisor (uncredited)
Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician
Paul Newlan
Sgt. Harry Ward
Thomas Hill
Liquor Salesman
Steven Marlo
Arthur Foss
Karen Norris
Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Regina Carrol
minor role (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters
Viola Harris
Telephone Supervisor
Jo Helton
Registration Nurse
Erin Almond
Child at Beach
Greg Jarvis
Chris Dyson
Marjorie Nelson
Mrs. Thomas
Janet Dudley
Edna
John Napier
Dr. Alden Van
Stephen Pellegrini
Police Cadet
Jerome R. Brand
Police Cadet
Kay Doubleday
Jinny
Richard Doorish
Pete
O.L. Haavik
Pastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
Nicholas Prebezac
Child at Beach
Drew Eskenazi
Child at Beach
Pam Bagby
Child at Beach
William R. Rhodes
Police Station Dispatcher
Charles C. Andrews
Motel Manager
Melody Greer
Zipper Girl
Sons of Adam
Discotheque Band
Walter Maslow
1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
Allen Emerson
2nd TV Newsman
Lou Clark
Nightwatchman
David Harris
Nightwatchman
Phillip Browne
Office Boy
Archie Smith
Janitor
Joseph R. Denini
Fire Station Dispatcher
Susan Bartel
Typist (uncredited)
John Benson
Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
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