The Slender Thread
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?
Release Date
December 15, 1965Runtime
98 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Sydney Pollack, William R. Poole, Donald RobertsWritten by
Stirling SilliphantStory by
Shana AlexanderLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bVJ9p6nTX2nvzAviASuvtMSQ6Jp.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fhMiCe3ScxBGKEX6Y6flEJm7iHd.jpg)
Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ydabiabIsMBe2HsNmx43gBpqzxx.jpg)
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pdJfRVsCdKgrRFXODXkaOfJzAtH.jpg)
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/na891HLkv836YIh5zl9tlZejBTP.jpg)
Steven Hill
Mark Dyson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uj5TQBVb1jdPrvSEdwjzT6DRmqi.jpg)
Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wfYLBxqwRUB15FaDGEolL0lgSA5.jpg)
Dabney Coleman
Charlie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6LzSvk9WfPwOZWkoes6QjYo1QNK.jpg)
H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2q8O8fpP5e0yvKJkrR45qbHCq6n.jpg)
Charlotte Stewart
Telephone Operator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9fQvZAPmOd6p0GGLaP2NIjxWwUq.jpg)
Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8qGkTsApB7mJCK7jE7Etz41jqBI.jpg)
Erin Almond
Child at Beach![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dH4Kd1eb7a8Q4BiFEyoZtZVUUkh.jpg)
Indus Arthur
Marian![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eofEvaoELwoaXK52mHzBYdSC2Dk.jpg)
Viola Harris
Telephone Supervisor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h2sljmSUEOT7GTWPl9eaTrcLzDp.jpg)
Fay Baker
Telephone Supervisor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yZZ7ySTC1z0u5oFzxlPL8P0XF1g.jpg)
Regina Carrol
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/68cWWfghRMCbqTbOPr3R5kf2SZr.jpg)
Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5SzKxo6vJPGafmpngRbDJo5zccR.jpg)
John Benson
Bert EnyardImages
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The Slender Thread - Trailer
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