Sidney PoitierAlan NewellSavaraTV movie
The Slender Thread
When a woman's emotions sway away on a slender thread, expect anything…
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?
Drama
Starring
Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
About
The Slender Thread
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?
When a woman's emotions sway away on a slender thread, expect anything…
Information
- Released
- Dec 15, 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- NR
- Directed by
- Sydney Pollack
Production
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Studio
- Athene Productions
Cast
People in this story
Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
Anne BancroftInga Dyson
Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
Steven HillMark Dyson
Ed AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
Indus ArthurMarian
Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
Dabney ColemanCharlie
H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
Robert F. HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
Jason WingreenMedical TechnicianMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.