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The Resource The slender thread, a Paramount Picture ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Stephen Alexander ; directed by Sydney Pollack

The slender thread, a Paramount Picture ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Stephen Alexander ; directed by Sydney Pollack

Label
The slender thread
Title
The slender thread
Statement of responsibility
a Paramount Picture ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Stephen Alexander ; directed by Sydney Pollack
Contributor
Actor
Author
Composer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Quincy Jones
Dewey number
791.43.72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
English
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.S54 2012
PerformerNote
Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Ed Asner, Indus Arthur, Paul Newlan, Dabney Coleman
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1934-2008
  • 1918-1996
  • 1931-2005
  • 1924-1994
  • 1922-2016
  • 1941-1984
  • 1932-
  • 1933-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Alexander, Stephen
  • Pollack, Sydney
  • Silliphant, Stirling
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • Bancroft, Anne
  • Savalas, Telly
  • Hill, Steven
  • Asner, Edward
  • Arthur, Indus
  • Newlan, Paul
  • Coleman, Dabney
  • Jones, Quincy
  • Griggs, Loyal
  • Stanford, Thomas
  • Alexander, Shana
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
  • Olive Films
Runtime
98
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
  • Suicide
  • Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
  • Suicide
  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Washington (State)
Technique
live action
Label
The slender thread, a Paramount Picture ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Stephen Alexander ; directed by Sydney Pollack
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965
  • Suggested by a Life magazine article by Shana Alexander
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1498703
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
OF427
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o809566192
  • (OCoLC)809566192
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen; monaural
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The slender thread, a Paramount Picture ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Stephen Alexander ; directed by Sydney Pollack
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965
  • Suggested by a Life magazine article by Shana Alexander
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1498703
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
OF427
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o809566192
  • (OCoLC)809566192
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen; monaural
Video recording format
DVD

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