The Slender Thread

Directed by Sydney Pollack
Passed
1965    1h 38mDrama
7.071%75%
College volunteer Alan Newell is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson, who has swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills. Can Alan save her?

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Cast of The Slender Thread

  • Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
  • Anne BancroftInga Dyson
  • Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
  • Steven HillMark Dyson
  • Ed AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
  • Indus ArthurMarian
  • Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
  • Dabney ColemanCharlie
  • H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
  • Robert F. HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
  • Greg JarvisChris Dyson
  • Jason WingreenMedical Technician
  • Marjorie NelsonMrs. Thomas
  • Steven MarloArthur Foss
  • Thomas HillLiquor Salesman
  • Lane BradfordAl McCardle
  • Janet DudleyEdna
  • John NapierDr. Alden Van
  • Stephen PellegriniPolice Cadet
  • Jerome R. BrandPolice Cadet
  • Kay DoubledayJinny
  • Jo HeltonRegistration Nurse
  • Richard DoorishPete
  • Charlotte StewartTelephone Operator
  • Viola HarrisTelephone Supervisor
  • George SavalasPool Player
  • O.L. HaavikPastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
  • Nicholas PrebezacChild at Beach
  • Drew EskenaziChild at Beach
  • Erin AlmondChild at Beach
  • Pam BagbyChild at Beach
  • William R. RhodesPolice Station Dispatcher
  • Charles C. AndrewsMotel Manager
  • Melody GreerZipper Girl
  • Sons of AdamDiscotheque Band
  • Walter Maslow1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
  • Allen Emerson2nd TV Newsman
  • Lou ClarkNightwatchman
  • David HarrisNightwatchman
  • Phillip BrowneOffice Boy
  • Archie SmithJanitor
  • Joseph R. DeniniFire Station Dispatcher
  • Fay BakerTelephone Supervisor (uncredited)
  • Susan BartelTypist (uncredited)
  • John BensonPatrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
  • Regina Carrolminor role (uncredited)
  • Karen NorrisMrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
  • Sydney PollackDirector
  • Stirling SilliphantWriter
  • Stephen AlexanderProducer

The Slender Thread Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 16, 2025
    This film is surprisingly good when you consider its entire plot is built around a single phone call. Sidney Poitier delivers an outstanding performance considering the role.

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