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The Slender Thread

7.119651h 38mNRMovieDrama

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…

DirectorSydney Pollack
WriterStirling Silliphant
ProducerStephen Alexander

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Cast · Directed by Sydney Pollack

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

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