The Slender Thread
“When a woman's emotions sway on a slender thread, expect anything…”
1965 · 1 h 38 min
Sydney PollackCast
Sidney Poitier 
Anne Bancroft 
Telly Savalas 
Steven Hill 
Edward Asner Indus Arthur
Credits
Written by: Shana Alexander
Plot
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center who takes a call from a woman who has overdosed.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sydney Pollack's debut, with Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft, is a tense, procedural drama based on a real case.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,734 votes)
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