The Slender Thread

Sydney Pollack
1965-12-15

When a woman's emotions sway away on a slender thread, expect anything…
7.1
98 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Sidney Poitier Alan Newell Unowned
Anne Bancroft Inga Dyson Unowned
Telly Savalas Dr. Joe Coburn Unowned
Steven Hill Mark Dyson Unowned
Ed Asner Det. Judd Ridley Unowned
Indus Arthur Marian Unowned
Paul Newlan Sgt. Harry Ward Unowned
Dabney Coleman Charlie Unowned
H.M. Wynant Doctor Morris Unowned
Robert F. Hoy Patrolman Steve Peters Unowned
Greg Jarvis Chris Dyson Unowned
Jason Wingreen Medical Technician Unowned
Marjorie Nelson Mrs. Thomas Unowned
Steven Marlo Arthur Foss Unowned
Thomas Hill Liquor Salesman Unowned
Lane Bradford Al McCardle Unowned
Janet Dudley Edna Unowned
John Napier Dr. Alden Van Unowned
Stephen Pellegrini Police Cadet Unowned
Jerome R. Brand Police Cadet Unowned
Kay Doubleday Jinny Unowned
Jo Helton Registration Nurse Unowned
Richard Doorish Pete Unowned
Charlotte Stewart Telephone Operator Unowned
Viola Harris Telephone Supervisor Unowned
George Savalas Pool Player Unowned
O.L. Haavik Pastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik) Unowned
Nicholas Prebezac Child at Beach Unowned
Drew Eskenazi Child at Beach Unowned
Erin Almond Child at Beach Unowned
Pam Bagby Child at Beach Unowned
William R. Rhodes Police Station Dispatcher Unowned
Charles C. Andrews Motel Manager Unowned
Melody Greer Zipper Girl Unowned
Sons of Adam Discotheque Band Unowned
Walter Maslow 1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow) Unowned
Allen Emerson 2nd TV Newsman Unowned
Lou Clark Nightwatchman Unowned
David Harris Nightwatchman Unowned
Phillip Browne Office Boy Unowned
Archie Smith Janitor Unowned
Joseph R. Denini Fire Station Dispatcher Unowned
Fay Baker Telephone Supervisor Unowned
Susan Bartel Woman in Elevator / Typist (uncredited) Unowned
John Benson Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited) Unowned
Regina Carrol Unowned
Karen Norris Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited) Unowned