The Slender Thread
About The Slender Thread
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.
The Slender Thread is a 1965 drama film directed by Sydney Pollack. The film is filed under suicide attempt, race against time, psychologist, and son.
Sidney Poitier appears as Alan Newell, Anne Bancroft as Inga Dyson, Telly Savalas as Dr. Joe Coburn, and Steven Hill as Mark Dyson. At 98 minutes long, it arrived in December 1965.
The screenplay is by Stirling Silliphant.
Casino, The Full Monty, and Serenity make useful companions to The Slender Thread, all filed under marriage and overdose. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 53 votes and it carries a NR rating.