The Collector (1965)

119 min.

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Synopsis: Freddie Clegg isn't sure if he can carry out his plan for "her" until he stumbles across an isolated house for sale in the English countryside, the house he spots while he's butterfly collecting. The "her" is London based art student Miranda Grey, the plan to kidnap and hold her captive. Much like he loves his butterflies, Freddie loves Miranda, but from afar. In his mind, his love for her is based on respect for her as a person and not physical lust. So when he does manage to kidnap her and hold her hostage in the basement of his newly purchased house, she, not knowing who he is, is surprised that he is neither looking for ransom money or to sexually assault or rape her. He tries to respect her wishes except the most important wish of letting her go. As she tries to understand what he wants from her, they negotiate the terms of her captivity. All the while, she tries how best to escape while maintaining her safety while in the precarious position of being captive.
Genre: Drama Psychological Drama Kidnapping Film / Disappearance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Terence Stamp
Samantha Eggar
Mona Washbourne
Maurice Dallimore
Edina Ronay
Kenneth More
Year / Country:: 1965 / United Kingdom
Original title:: The Collector
Running time: 119 min.
Screenwriter: Stanley Mann

Screenwriter

John Kohn

Screenwriter

John Fowles

Novel
Music: Maurice Jarre

Composer
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Robert Krasker
Producer: Co-production United Kingdom-United States;
Columbia Pictures(Producer)
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