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The Slender Thread. The Slender Thread is a 1965 American drama film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier. It was the first feature-length film directed by future Oscar -winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack . Poitier portrays Alan, a college student who is volunteering at Seattle 's then-new Crisis Clinic, a suicide ...
Sidney Poitier plays a college volunteer who tries to save a suicidal woman (Anne Bancroft) on the phone in this Oscar-nominated film. The film explores the themes of loneliness, alienation and human connection through flashbacks and dialogue.
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- Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1965-12-16
A volunteer counselor (Sidney Poitier) tries to save a suicidal woman (Anne Bancroft) over the phone in this tense thriller directed by Sydney Pollack. See the cast, crew, reviews, ratings, and where to watch this classic movie.
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- Sidney Poitier
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The Slender Thread experience gave me great satisfaction. Anne Bancroft was simply fantastic, and Telly, of course, is an infinitely better actor than Kojak allowed us to see (alas, Kojak may have completely submerged his large talent; its imagery is so indelible in people's minds)."
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Sydney Pollack. Director. Shana Alexander. Story. Stirling Silliphant. Writer. 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.
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 ...
