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1965 | DIRECTED BY SYDNEY POLLACK

The Slender Thread

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Movie Stats
Year
1965
Runtime
 98 minutes (1 hr 38 mins)
Select Cast
Sidney Poitier
Anne Bancroft
Telly Savalas
Steven Hill
Edward Asner
Indus Arthur
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First viewed:
22nd Sep 2022
Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
16th December 1965
59 years 9 months 18 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
20th January 1966
59 years 8 months 14 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
11th March 1966
59 years 6 months 23 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
28th March 1966
59 years 6 months 6 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
22nd April 1966
59 years 5 months 11 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
10th June 1966
59 years 3 months 23 days ago
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Directed by
sydney pollack Sydney Pollack
Starring
Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
Anne BancroftInga Dyson
Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
Steven HillMark Dyson
Edward AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
Indus ArthurMarian
Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
Dabney ColemanCharlie
H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
Bob HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
Greg JarvisChris Dyson
Jason WingreenMedical Technician
Marjorie NelsonMrs. Thomas
Steven MarloArthur Foss
Thomas HillLiquor Salesman
Lane BradfordAl McCardle
Janet DudleyEdna
John NapierDr. Alden Van
Stephen PellegriniPolice Cadet Pellegrini
Jerome R. BrandPolice Cadet
Kay DoubledayJinny
Jo HeltonRegistration Nurse
Richard DoorishPete
Charlotte StewartTelephone Operator
Viola HarrisTelephone Supervisor
George SavalasPool Player
O.L. HaavikPastor
Nicholas PrebezacChild at Beach
Drew EskenaziChild at Beach
Erin AlmondChild at Beach
Pam BagbyChild at Beach
William R. RhodesPolice Station Dispatcher
Charles C. AndrewsMotel Manager
Melody GreerZipper Girl
Sons of AdamDiscotheque Band
Walter Maslow1st TV Newsman
Allen Emerson2nd TV Newsman
Lou ClarkNightwatchman
David HarrisNightwatchman
Phillip BrowneOffice Boy
Archie SmithJanitor
Joseph R. DeniniFire Station Dispatcher
Fay BakerTelephone Supervisor
Susan BartelWoman in Elevator / Typist
John BensonPatrolman Bert Enyard
Regina CarrolMinor Role
Karen NorrisMrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse

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Sydney Pollack  Britannica Thu, 18th September 2025

Review: Sydney Pollack’s The Slender Thread on Olive Films Blu-ray  Slant Magazine Tue, 16th October 2012

The Slender Thread' (Published 1965)  The New York Times Tue, 13th March 2018

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