This Property Is Condemned
1967
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71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 74% Audience Score 250+ Ratings 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...
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- Sidney Poitier
- Sydney Pollack
- Drama
A.H. Weiler New York Times. TOP CRITIC. The performances of the principals and the film's naturalistic dialogue are more memorable than the story itself. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May...
36 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Anne Bancroft, RIP. lee_eisenberg 2 December 2005. I believe that this was Sydney Pollack's directorial debut. If so, then he certainly gave an interesting insight into his future work.
The Slender Thread: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill. College volunteer Alan is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson.
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- Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1965-12-16
At the time, the film received indifferent reviews and did poor business at the box office upon release. However, more recent reviews give it a favorable score of 83%. [5]
The Slender Thread, suggested by a May 29, 1964, Life article by Shana Alexander (wife of producer) of an actual ocrurence, is supercharged with emotion and dramatic overtones. As a showy vehicle ...
Recent reviews. 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.
