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?
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Sidney Poitier as Alan Newell
Anne Bancroft as Inga Dyson
Telly Savalas as Dr. Joe Coburn
Steven Hill as Mark Dyson
Ed Asner as Det. Judd Ridley
Indus Arthur as Marian
Paul Newlan as Sgt. Harry Ward
Dabney Coleman as Charlie
H.M. Wynant as Doctor Morris
Robert F. Hoy as Patrolman Steve Peters
Greg Jarvis as Chris Dyson
Jason Wingreen as Medical Technician
Marjorie Nelson as Mrs. Thomas
Steven Marlo as Arthur Foss
Thomas Hill as Liquor Salesman
Lane Bradford as Al McCardle
Janet Dudley as Edna
John Napier as Dr. Alden Van
Stephen Pellegrini as Police Cadet
Jerome R. Brand as Police Cadet
Kay Doubleday as Jinny
Jo Helton as Registration Nurse
Richard Doorish as Pete
Charlotte Stewart as Telephone Operator
Viola Harris as Telephone Supervisor
George Savalas as Pool Player
O.L. Haavik as Pastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
Nicholas Prebezac as Child at Beach
Drew Eskenazi as Child at Beach
Erin Almond as Child at Beach
Pam Bagby as Child at Beach
William R. Rhodes as Police Station Dispatcher
Charles C. Andrews as Motel Manager
Melody Greer as Zipper Girl
Sons of Adam as Discotheque Band
Walter Maslow as 1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
Allen Emerson as 2nd TV Newsman
Lou Clark as Nightwatchman
David Harris as Nightwatchman
Phillip Browne as Office Boy
Archie Smith as Janitor
Joseph R. Denini as Fire Station Dispatcher
Fay Baker as Telephone Supervisor
Susan Bartel as Woman in Elevator / Typist (uncredited)
John Benson as Patrolman Bert Enyard (uncredited)
Regina Carrol as
Karen Norris as Mrs. Hillman, Inga's Nurse (uncredited)
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