The Slender Thread
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The Slender Thread is a 1965 psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Sidney Poitier as a crisis hotline volunteer trying to save a suicidal woman played by Anne Bancroft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Slender Thread canonical | 5 |
| The Slender Thread (screenplay) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Life magazine article by Shana Alexander ⓘ |
| character |
Alan Newell
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Inga Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Loyal Griggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Sydney Pollack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesTheme |
crisis intervention
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hotline counseling ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fredric Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Paramount Studios, Hollywood
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Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ann Sothern
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Dabney Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Asner NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Telly Savalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
guilt and redemption
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marital problems ⓘ mental health crisis ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | real-time telephone conversation between volunteer and suicidal caller ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early feature directorial effort by Sydney Pollack
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early film score by Quincy Jones ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A crisis hotline volunteer tries to save a suicidal woman during a long night-time phone call. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Anne Bancroft as Inga Dyson
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Sidney Poitier as Alan Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1965-10-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stirling Silliphant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Bancroft
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Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Slender Thread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Slender Thread (screenplay)