Cast & crew
The Slender Thread (1965)
Directed by Sydney Pollack Written by Stirling Silliphant
Cast
| Sidney Poitier | Newell |
| Anne Bancroft | Miles Dyson |
| Telly Savalas | Coburn |
| Steven Hill | Mark |
| Dabney Coleman | Charlie |
| Ed Asner | Ridley |
| Indus Arthur | Marian |
| Paul Newlan | Harry |
| Steven Marlo | Johane Foss |
| H.M. Wynant | Doctor |
| Robert F. Hoy | Peters |
| Greg Jarvis | Chris |
| Marjorie Nelson | Thomas |
| Thomas Hill | Liquor / Buttermilk |
| Jason Wingreen | Medical Examiner |
| Stephen Pellegrini | Cadet |
| Lane Bradford | McCardle |
| Janet Dudley | Edna |
| John Napier | Alden |
| Jerome R. Brand | Cadet |
| Kay Doubleday | Jinny |
| Jo Helton | Nurse |
| Richard Doorish | Pete Hogwallop |
| Erin Almond | Beach |
| George Savalas | Pool Shark |
| Viola Harris | Telephone Both Queuer |
| Charlotte Stewart | Power Operator |
| O.L. Haavik | O.L. |
| Nicholas Prebezac | Beach |
| Drew Eskenazi | Beach |
| Pam Bagby | Beach |
| Charles C. Andrews | Motel Vegetarian |
| William R. Rhodes | Dispatcher |
| Melody Greer | Zipper |
| Sons of Adam | Tito's Band |
| Susan Bartel | Typist |
| Walter Maslow | Newsman |
| Allen Emerson | Newsman |
| Lou Clark | Nightwatchman |
| David Harris | Nightwatchman |
| Phillip Browne | Office Worker |
| Archie Smith | Portuguese Janitor |
| Joseph R. Denini | Dispatcher |
| Fay Baker | (uncredited) |
| Karen Norris | Hillman |
| John Benson | Bert |
| Regina Carrol | Minor Role |
Crew
| Donald Roberts | Assistant Director |
| William R. Poole | Assistant Director |
| David Rayfiel | Additional Writing |
| Jack Poplin | Production Design |
| Hal Pereira | Production Design |
| Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Stirling Silliphant | Writer |
| William Davidson | Unit Production Manager |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Nelson Tyler | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Joseph Kish | Set Decoration |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Quincy Jones | Conductor |
| Dave Grusin | Musician |
| Carol Kaye | Musician |
| Quincy Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| John R. Carter | Sound Recordist |
| Stephen Alexander | Producer |
| Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Frank London | Dialogue Coach |
| James A. Corbett | Boom Operator |
| Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Shana Alexander | Short Story |