The Slender Thread
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The Slender Thread is a 1965 psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Sidney Poitier as a crisis hotline volunteer trying to save a suicidal woman played by Anne Bancroft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Slender Thread canonical | 6 |
| The Slender Thread (screenplay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9518722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Slender Thread Context triple: [Stirling Silliphant, notableWork, The Slender Thread]
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A.
The Spider’s Thread
"The Spider’s Thread" is a renowned short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of sin, redemption, and moral choice through a parable-like tale set between hell and paradise.
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B.
الخيط الرفيع
الخيط الرفيع هو فيلم دراما مصري شهير من أوائل السبعينيات تدور أحداثه حول صراع الطبقات والعواطف، وتُعد بطولته من أبرز محطات مسيرة فاتن حمامة السينمائية.
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C.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Slender Thread Target entity description: The Slender Thread is a 1965 psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Sidney Poitier as a crisis hotline volunteer trying to save a suicidal woman played by Anne Bancroft.
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A.
The Spider’s Thread
"The Spider’s Thread" is a renowned short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of sin, redemption, and moral choice through a parable-like tale set between hell and paradise.
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B.
الخيط الرفيع
الخيط الرفيع هو فيلم دراما مصري شهير من أوائل السبعينيات تدور أحداثه حول صراع الطبقات والعواطف، وتُعد بطولته من أبرز محطات مسيرة فاتن حمامة السينمائية.
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C.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Life magazine article by Shana Alexander ⓘ |
| character |
Alan Newell
ⓘ
Inga Dyson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Loyal Griggs ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Sydney Pollack ⓘ |
| discussesTheme |
crisis intervention
ⓘ
hotline counseling ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fredric Steinkamp ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Paramount Studios, Hollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Paramount Pictures Studios
Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
|
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ann Sothern
ⓘ
Dabney Coleman ⓘ Edward Asner ⓘ
linked to:
Ed Asner
Indus Arthur ⓘ Philip Abbott ⓘ Steven Hill ⓘ Telly Savalas ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
guilt and redemption
ⓘ
marital problems ⓘ mental health crisis ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | real-time telephone conversation between volunteer and suicidal caller ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early feature directorial effort by Sydney Pollack
ⓘ
early film score by Quincy Jones ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A crisis hotline volunteer tries to save a suicidal woman during a long night-time phone call. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Anne Bancroft as Inga Dyson
ⓘ
Sidney Poitier as Alan Newell ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1965-10-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stirling Silliphant ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Seattle, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
|
| starring |
Anne Bancroft
ⓘ
Sidney Poitier ⓘ |
| title | The Slender Thread ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Slender Thread Description of subject: The Slender Thread is a 1965 psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Sidney Poitier as a crisis hotline volunteer trying to save a suicidal woman played by Anne Bancroft.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: The Slender Thread