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28 March 1966 (Sweden)
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A college volunteer at the crisis phone gets a call from a suicide caller. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 1 nomination
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(4 articles)
Sydney Pollack Dies at 73
(From IMDb News. 27 May 2008, 4:12 AM, PDT)
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73
(From digitalspy. 27 May 2008, 1:39 AM, PDT)
(From IMDb News. 27 May 2008, 4:12 AM, PDT)
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73
(From digitalspy. 27 May 2008, 1:39 AM, PDT)
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I should have known. Poitier = Acting 101
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Alan Newell |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Inga Dyson |
 | Telly Savalas | ... | Dr. Joe Coburn |
 | Steven Hill | ... | Mark Dyson |
 | Edward Asner | ... | Det. Judd Ridley |
| Indus Arthur | ... | Marian |
| Paul Newlan | ... | Sgt. Harry Ward |
 | Dabney Coleman | ... | Charlie |
 | H.M. Wynant | ... | Doctor Morris (as H. N. Wynant) |
| Robert F. Hoy | ... | Patrolman Steve Peters (as Robert Hoy) |
| Greg Jarvis | ... | Christopher 'Chris' Dyson |
| Jason Wingreen | ... | Medical technician |
| Marjorie Nelson | ... | Mrs. Thomas |
 | Steven Marlo | ... | Arthur Foss |
| Thomas Hill | ... | Liquor salesman |
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98 min
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Originally titled "Cross My Heart And Hope To Die" and slated to star Elizabeth Ashley (who was forced to drop out over contract dispute)
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Factual errors: After Inga attempts suicide by drowning herself in the bay, she arrives at hospital with perfectly styled hair.
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Referenced in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
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I saw this title coming up on TCM, read the synopsis, and KNEW instantly that this one I had to see. And like I said, I should have known. Poitier is probably one of the top ten dramatic actors of ALL TIME! I'm not sure I've ever seen a bad film that he was in. This little gem, was tremendous. I don't comment on many film's but when I see one I haven't seen before, and it's as good as this one, I can't restrain myself. Watch it when/if you can, and you won't be disappointed! There are many subplots and twists to this film, and it has many fine performances, including Telly Savalas, and Ann Bancroft. There are small parts, for a young Dabney Coleman, and one of Ed Asner's early ones as well. I am a classic movie buff, with over 800 titles in my library, and I simply love it when I come across a new one that I hadn't seen/heard of before. Like I said, Watch this one when/if you can.