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The Slender Thread

7.119651h 38mNRMovieDrama

Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. During a lonely night shift, a woman calls up and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs him she's taken an overdose of pills; he tries desperately to…

DirectorSydney Pollack
WriterStirling Silliphant
ProducerStephen Alexander

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Cast · Directed by Sydney Pollack

SPSidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
ABAnne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
TSTelly Savalas
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn
SHSteven Hill
Steven Hill
Mark Dyson
EAEd Asner
Ed Asner
Det. Judd Ridley
IAIndus Arthur
Indus Arthur
Marian
PNPaul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Sgt. Harry Ward
DCDabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
Charlie
HWH.M. Wynant
H.M. Wynant
Doctor Morris
RHRobert F. Hoy
Robert F. Hoy
Patrolman Steve Peters
GJ
Greg Jarvis
Chris Dyson
JWJason Wingreen
Jason Wingreen
Medical Technician

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