The Slender Thread (1965)

Name: The Slender Thread
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 38 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Ed Asner

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

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NR 1 hr 38 minDec 16th, 1965Drama

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?

StarringSidney PoitierAnne BancroftTelly Savalas

DirectorSydney Pollack

WriterStirling Silliphant

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