The Slender Thread - Trailer
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The link between life and death is The Slender Thread A man dedicated to saving lives. A woman determined to end hers. They're linked by The Slender Thread of the telephone line. Oscar. winners Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft headline a dramatic tour de force in director Sydney Pollack's debut film. Poitier is Alan, a student volunteer for a Seattle crisis hot line. He arrives there hoping for a quiet night of study. But then comes a phone call from a desperate woman (Bancroft) who's intentionally O.D.'d... and who refuses to reveal her name or location. As Alan cajoles, commands and pleads to keep her on the line, the race to save a life is underway.
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?

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