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The Slender Thread on DVD, Drama, Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft

The Slender Thread on DVD, Drama, Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft

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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?

STARS: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas

98 min | Drama | 1965 | Color


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Bancroft is excellent…

The Slender Thread  This film tackles subject matter which we still do not see addressed as often as it could be, with Sidney Poitier as a young suicide hot-line worker/college student who works helping out a Seattle psychiatrist Dr. Coburn (well-portrayed by Telly Savalas).

At the time this was even more of a taboo subject. A housewife feeling despair, Bancroft portrays her alienation and desperation sympathetically and in an understated manner. She has a child from her first boyfriend, concealed this from her husband (well-portrayed by Steven Hill) Her husband becomes angry and she begins to feel as if her life is a sham. Her office job no longer satisfying, she takes to wandering the city of Seattle, there are several intriguing scenes of the coastline.

There is one moving scene where she is on the beach and comes across a small group of children who are trying to rescue an injured bird. She rushes to a liquor store to buy some brandy (not sure how this can quite help the bird, but anyway…) she returns to the beach to find the children have abandoned the bird. It is an effective and disturbing scene.

Poitier is outstanding as usual, in that he is trying to locate Bancroft when she calls threatening suicide. She has checked into the Hyatt Hotel somewhere in the city. He becomes alternately frustrated, caring, sympathetic, angry and joyous in various aspects of the film.

Overall this is an excellent film with some very good performances. Highly recommended.


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Fake garbage

They sent me a low res pirated copy downloaded from the internet. And it took them two weeks to do it. Zero out of ten. Would not recommend purchasing anything from these cretins.

Best version of the Stand

Cast and entire film was much better than the newer remake. Discs played great.

great site to deal with

great site to deal with, recommended

NOTHING BUT A SCAM. Dont waste your time. You will get your purchase.

You are a SCAM AND YOU KNOW IT. I purchased this dvd from you over 2 weeks ago, sent several emails requesting a tracking number with no response EVER. I've had to contact my bank to reverse the charge. This was a waste of time.

Nostalgic film that I love

Disc played great with no issues. Glad to own this movie as it's one of my favorite movies of Doris Day.

One of my favorite Doris Day films

One of my favorite Doris Day films that I have wanted to own for awhile now and now that I have had a chance to view it in its entirety I am very happy that it played with no issues whatsoever. Thank you

I had confused this one with the Last Posse which is another western with Broderick Crawford

I had confused this one with the Last Posse which is another western with
Broderick Crawford.

I decided to buy it and I was pleasantly surprised at how good it is! .
Give it a look.

Good entertainment

Good entertainment.Excellent cast playing believable rolls.

Fast delivery and always

Fast delivery and always reliable

THE MOVIE IS GREAT. THE SALE WAS GREAT. THE DVD ISN’T

I appreciate the packaging and delivery and its cover’s graphics.
The clarity of the DVD is regrettable and the sound is muddied, so that subtitles are needed.
But there are no subtitle options.

It was a great movie arrived on time in great

It was a great movie arrived on time in great condition couldn't have gotten better anywhere else

The video has several moments where it slows down

The video has several moments where it slows down. Seems like it wasn't properly ripped from a VHS but I appreciate that it was available.

Connie's songs make the movie

Great music in the movie.

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No updates on shipping. Very disappointed.

After waiting 14 days I decided to enquire by email when my DVD would arrive

After waiting 14 days I decided to enquire by email when my DVD would arrive. I received an email back stating I had purchased it via download and had been sent an and had been sent a link, so I checked my emails lo and behold there was one there with a link in it but the link didn’t work, even though the invoice states when I made payment and ordered the movie it was fora DVD. So here we are still waiting for my DVD. I have received no communication back since the inquiry other than I made the mistake. Then I received an email to give a review while I can tell you what it’s not Sterling. I do not recommend buying any movie from this online store.

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Good recording, excellent special effects.

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It turned up un good time and was as specified. I was extremely satisfied with the entire process and would happily purchase from them again in the future

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Great film. Excellent character development. Brilliant ending.

Shipped quickly quality product no problems at

Shipped quickly quality product no problems at all highly recommends

Always great service and delivery and happy with the movies but vould be

Always great service and delivery and happy with the movies but vould be.better with better quailty dvd cases.

Thanks Paul.

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