The Slender Thread
[United States] : Olive Films, [2012]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
A woman takes an overdose of prescription pills and calls a crisis clinic for help. A college volunteer tries to keep the suicidal woman on the line while asking the police to trace the call. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay based upon an actual incident.
Other Authors:
Alexander, Stephen (Producer), film producer.
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, film director.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
Poitier, Sidney, actor.
Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
Savalas, Telly, 1924-1994, actor.
Hill, Steven, 1922-2016, actor.
Asner, Edward, actor.
Arthur, Indus, 1941-1984, actor.
Newlan, Paul, actor.
Coleman, Dabney, 1932- actor.
Jones, Quincy, 1933- composer (expression)
Griggs, Loyal, director of photography.
Stanford, Thomas, editor of moving image work.
Alexander, Shana, author.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.
Olive Films, film distributor.
Alexander, Stephen (Producer), film producer.
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, film director.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
Poitier, Sidney, actor.
Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
Savalas, Telly, 1924-1994, actor.
Hill, Steven, 1922-2016, actor.
Asner, Edward, actor.
Arthur, Indus, 1941-1984, actor.
Newlan, Paul, actor.
Coleman, Dabney, 1932- actor.
Jones, Quincy, 1933- composer (expression)
Griggs, Loyal, director of photography.
Stanford, Thomas, editor of moving image work.
Alexander, Shana, author.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.
Olive Films, film distributor.
Subjects:
Crisis intervention (Mental health services) -- Drama.
Suicide -- Prevention -- Drama.
Seattle (Wash.) -- Drama.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services) -- Drama.
Suicide -- Prevention -- Drama.
Seattle (Wash.) -- Drama.
Target Audience: Rating: Not rated.
UPC: 887090042703
Availability | |||
---|---|---|---|
Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Slender | Northeast Indoors | DVD | In |
DVD DRAMA Slender | Lower Richland | DVD | In |
More Formats
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
Suggested by a Life magazine article by Shana Alexander.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Quincy Jones.
Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Ed Asner, Indus Arthur, Paul Newlan, Dabney Coleman.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen; monaural.
English.
Suggested by a Life magazine article by Shana Alexander.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Quincy Jones.
Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Ed Asner, Indus Arthur, Paul Newlan, Dabney Coleman.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen; monaural.
English.