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The Slender Thread

  • 1965
  • 1 hr 38 mins
  • Drama
  • NR
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A young man working the phones at a college crisis center hotline gets a call from a woman who says she's trying to kill herself. He learns more about her over the course of the night, but it's not known if he'll be able to help save her.

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Awards

  • 1966 - Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - nominated
  • 1965 - Oscar - Best Achievement in Costume Design (Black-and-White) - nominated
  • 1965 - Oscar - Best Achievement in Art Direction (Black-and-White) - nominated

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Sidney Poitier
Alan Newell
Anne Bancroft
Inga Dyson
Telly Savalas
Dr. Joe Coburn

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