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The Slender Thread is a 1965 American drama film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier. It was the first feature-length film directed by future Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack. Poitier portrays Alan, a college student who is volunteering at Seattle's then-new Crisis Clinic, a suicide prevention hotline.
A 1965 drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Sidney Poitier as a college student and Anne Bancroft as a suicidal caller. The film follows their tense and emotional conversation as he tries to save her life.
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- Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1965-12-16
A drama film based on a short story about a crisis line volunteer who tries to save a woman from suicide. Starring Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, and Telly Savalas, directed by Sydney Pollack.
A woman determined to end hers. They're linked by The Slender Thread of the telephone line. Oscar. winners Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft headline a dramatic tour de force in director Sydney...
- 2 min
- 23.2K
- Paramount Movies
Overview. 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.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. As a volunteer at a crisis center, Alan Newell (Sidney Poitier) is working the late shift when he hears from a desperate woman named Inga Dyson (Anne Bancroft)...
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- Drama
'The Slender Thread' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Hoopla, and Amazon Video .