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The Slender Thread

1965 • 1h38m Drama

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

1

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?

Details

Director

Sydney Pollack

Screenplay

Stirling Silliphant

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Anne Bancroft

Telly Savalas

Release date

12/15/1965

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

51