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The Slender Thread

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Rated: 7
Run time: 98 min
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Ed Asner, Indus Arthur, Paul Newlan, Dabney Coleman, H.M. Wynant, Bob Hoy, Greg Jarvis, Jason Wingreen, Marjorie Nelson, Steven Marlo, Thomas Hill, Lane Bradford, Janet Dudley, John Napier, Stephen Pellegrini, Jerome R. Brand, Kay Doubleday, Jo Helton, Richard Doorish, Charlotte Stewart, Viola Harris, George Savalas, O.L. Haavik, Nicholas Prebezac, Drew Eskenazi, Erin Almond, Pam Bagby, William R. Rhodes, Charles C. Andrews, Melody Greer, Sons of Adam, Walter Maslow, Allen Emerson, Lou Clark, David Harris, Phillip Browne, Archie Smith, Joseph R. Denini, Fay Baker, Susan Bartel, John Benson, Regina Carrol, Karen Norris
Year: 1965

SYNOPSIS

Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when he's at the clinic alone, he takes a call from a woman who tells him that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan that 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 he save her in time? Written by Pat McCurry