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      The Slender Thread

      1965, Drama, 1h 38m

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      Movie Info

      As a volunteer at a crisis center, Alan Newell (Sidney Poitier) is working the late shift when he hears from a desperate woman named Inga Dyson (Anne Bancroft) who has attempted to overdose on sleeping pills. As Alan tries to keep Inga on the line, Detective Judd Ridley (Edward Asner) and Dr. Joe Coburn (Telly Savalas), a psychiatrist, both become involved in the increasingly tense situation. While they try to determine Inge's location in order to save her, time is quickly running out.

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Sydney Pollack

      • Producer: Stephen Alexander

      • Writer: Stirling Silliphant

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      Telly Savalas
      Steven Hill
      Greg Jarvis
      Robert Hoy
      John Benson
      Paul Newlan
      Ed Asner
      Jason Wingreen
      Lane Bradford
      John Napier
      H. M. Wynant
      Steven Marlo

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