The Slender Thread
- Released on
- Runtime
- 98 mins
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?
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?
Cast
- Sidney Poitier
- Anne Bancroft
- Telly Savalas
- Steven Hill
- Ed Asner
- Dabney Coleman
- H.M. Wynant
- Charlotte Stewart
- Jason Wingreen
- Erin Almond
- Indus Arthur
- Marjorie Nelson
- David Harris
- Viola Harris
- Fay Baker
- Regina Carrol
- Robert F. Hoy
- John Benson
Director
- Sydney Pollack
Producers
- Stephen Alexander
