---
title: 'The Slender Thread (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sydney Pollack'
released: '1965-12-08'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-slender-thread-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059729/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Slender Thread (1965)

1965 · 98 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Slender Thread is a 1965 American drama film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier. It was the first feature-length film directed by future Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack)
- **Screenplay:** [Stirling Silliphant](https://cinepixo.com/people/stirling-silliphant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Producer:** [Stephen Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-alexander)
- **Director of Photography:** [Loyal Griggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/loyal-griggs)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Stanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-stanford)

## Cast

- [Robert Hoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hoy)
- [Indus Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/indus-arthur)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [Charlotte Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-stewart)
- [George Savalas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-savalas)
- [John Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-napier)
- [Gregory Jarvis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-jarvis)
- [Telly Savalas](https://cinepixo.com/people/telly-savalas)
- [Anne Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bancroft)
- [Jason Wingreen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-wingreen)
- [Steven Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-hill)
- [H. M. Wynant](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-m-wynant)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)
- [Thomas Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-hill)
- [Paul Newlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newlan)

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