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The Slender Thread
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. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?
Casts & Crew
Sidney Poitier
Anne Bancroft
Telly Savalas
Steven Hill
Ed Asner
Dabney Coleman
H.M. Wynant
Charlotte Stewart
Jason Wingreen
Erin Almond
Indus Arthur
Marjorie Nelson
David Harris
Viola Harris
Fay Baker
Regina Carrol
Robert F. Hoy
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