The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread is a 1965 American drama film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier. It was the first feature-length film directed by future Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack.
Plot
Early one evening, psychology student Alan Newell (Sidney Poitier) rushes from the university to his shift as a volunteer telephone attendant at Seattle's then-new Crisis Clinic. As he drives past the Ballard Bridge, he doesn't notice the car being driven erratically in the opposite lane by a woman (Anne Bancroft) with whose path his will cross later on.
More details
| author | Stirling Silliphant |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Seattle |
| director | Sydney Pollack |
| editor | Thomas Stanford |
| events | suicide |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | abandon ballard bridge barbiturate begin drive edward asner emergency medical technician even man medical technician night out police search psychology student suicide attempt time off |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White |
| producer | Stephen Alexander |
| productionCompany | Athene Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |