The Collector

"Almost a love story."

Aug 14 1965 Approved 1h 59m
Drama, Thriller

Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money and buys himself a country house. Still unable to make himself at ease socially, he starts to plan on acquiring a girlfriend - in the same manner as he collects butterflies. He prepares the cellar of the house to be a collecting jar and stalks his victim over several days.

Plot

Freddie, a socially withdrawn bank clerk and butterfly collector, decides to expand to collecting human specimens. That's where art student Miranda Grey comes in. Miranda matches wits with Freddie the icy psychopath.

Written by

John Fowles, John Kohn, Stanley Mann

Directed by

William Wyler

Cast

Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Collector Company

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
The Collector (1965) Trailer - Color / 2:51 mins
The Collector (1965) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scores
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Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
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