The Slender Thread

Dec 15, 1965

1h 38m

★ 7.1

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

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. 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?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Athene Productions

The Slender Thread Trailers

Cast

Alan Newell

Sidney Poitier

Inga Dyson

Anne Bancroft

Dr. Joe Coburn

Telly Savalas

Mark Dyson

Steven Hill

Det. Judd Ridley

Ed Asner

Marian

Indus Arthur

Sgt. Harry Ward

Paul Newlan

Charlie

Dabney Coleman

Doctor Morris

H.M. Wynant

Patrolman Steve Peters

Robert F. Hoy

Chris Dyson

Greg Jarvis

Medical Technician

Jason Wingreen

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