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Title: The Slender Thread (1965)
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| 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 | |
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Indus Arthur | ... | Marian |
| Paul Newlan | ... | Sgt. Harry Ward | |
| Dabney Coleman | ... | Charlie | |
| H.M. Wynant | ... | Doctor Morris (as H.N. Wynant) | |
| Bob Hoy | ... | Patrolman Steve Peters (as Robert Hoy) | |
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Greg Jarvis | ... | Chris Dyson |
| Jason Wingreen | ... | Medical Technician | |
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Marjorie Nelson | ... | Mrs. Thomas |
| Steven Marlo | ... | Arthur Foss | |
| Thomas Hill | ... | Liquor Salesman | |
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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? Written by Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>
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The band at the discotec is The Sons of Adam. See more »Goofs
After Inga attempts suicide by drowning herself in the bay, she arrives at hospital with perfectly styled hair. See more »Quotes
Mark Dyson: [to Inga] Do you think that not getting caught in a lie is the same as telling the truth?See more »
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16 December 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft do not have any scenes together in this movie, which is about his attempts to keep her on the telephone long enough to trace the call, since she's just taken an overdose of pills. It may sound stagnant but it never is - there is some great cinematography and location shooting (in Seattle). A lot of the story is flashbacks, as you find out why Anne has tried to off herself. Her performance is poignant and she never overdoes it; Sidney is perfect, as always.
Tech credits are first rate - scoring by Quincy Jones, costumes by Edith Head, and a Westmore on make-up. I believe this was the first directing job by Sydney Pollack - he did a nice job.
Its okay that the stars never met, they met in real life - Bancroft presented Sidney with his only Oscar, for "Lilies of the Field" two years earlier. And this would make a good double-bill with "'night, Mother", in which Bancroft is on the other end of a suicide attempt.