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The Slender Thread
1965, Dec 15
1h 38m
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. During a lonely night shift, a woman calls up and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs him she's taken an overdose of pills; he tries desperately to get help to her, while keeping her on the line. As crucial minutes tick by, Alan learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die.
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Stirling Silliphant
Dabney Coleman
Charlie
Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley
Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
Steven Hill
Mark Dyson
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn
Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Operator
H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris
Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician
Paul Newlan
Sgt. Harry Ward
Thomas Hill
Liquor Salesman
Lane Bradford
Al McCardle
George Savalas
Pool Player
Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters
Viola Harris
Telephone Supervisor
Fay Baker
Telephone Supervisor (uncredited)
Indus Arthur
Marian
Regina Carrol
minor role (uncredited)
Steven Marlo
Arthur Foss
Karen Norris
Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
Jo Helton
Registration Nurse
John Benson
Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
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)
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