The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

When a woman's emotions sway away on a slender thread, expect anything…

7.1(50 votes)
1965
1h 38m
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?

Production

Paramount Pictures, Athene Productions

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Alan Newell

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Inga Dyson

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Dr. Joe Coburn

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Mark Dyson

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Det. Judd Ridley

Indus Arthur

Indus Arthur

Marian

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Sgt. Harry Ward

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Charlie

H.M. Wynant

H.M. Wynant

Doctor Morris

Robert F. Hoy

Robert F. Hoy

Patrolman Steve Peters

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