A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total
Kenneth More
- Miranda's Older Friend
- (scenes deleted)
Allyson Ames
- First Victim
- (uncredited)
Gordon Barclay
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
William Beckley
- Crutchley
- (uncredited)
William Bickley
- Crutchley
- (uncredited)
David Haviland
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Edina Ronay
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaAccording to Terence Stamp, Wyler wouldn't let Samantha Eggar off the set during the day. He also wouldn't allow her to eat with anyone else during the lunch break. Stamp argues Wyler knew what he was doing, as the director whispered to him one day on set, "I know this looks cruel, but we're going to get a great performance out of her."
- GoofsWhen Freddie is trying to silence Miranda when she is in the bath, the cones covering her nipples can be clearly seen.
- Quotes
Miranda Grey: I've stayed the four weeks.
Freddie Clegg: I just have to have you here a little longer.
Miranda Grey: Why? What more can I do? What more can you want?
Freddie Clegg: You know what I want... it's what I've always wanted. You could fall in love with me if you tried. I've done everything I could to make it easy. You just won't try!
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Another Masterpiece of William Wyler
After winning a large amount in the pool in Reading, the outcast bank clerk and entomologist Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp) buys an isolated house in the countryside. He stalks the art student Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar) in London and uses chloroform to kidnap and bring her in his van to his house. The sociopath Freddie locks Miranda in the cellar and she discovers that he has had an unrequited crush on her since they were teenagers. Freddie promises to respect Miranda with his platonic love and to release her in a month on June, 11th. He shows also his collection of butterflies carefully kept in a room. However, Miranda feels that she is another collectible species only for the deranged man that feels power and control with the situation and he has no intention to let her go.
"The Collector" is another masterpiece of William Wyler that has been copycatted along the years by filmmakers that presently add violence, torture and gore to the plot. The performances of Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar are top-notch in this theatrical film and they succeed to carry alone the whole story. I can not precisely tell how many times I have watched this film, but the last time I had seen it was on 07 October 2000. Surprisingly "The Collector" has only been released in Brazil in a rare VHS, a pride and joy of my collection. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "O Colecionador" ("The Collector")
Note: On 03 May 2013, I saw this movie again, now on an imported Blu- Ray.
"The Collector" is another masterpiece of William Wyler that has been copycatted along the years by filmmakers that presently add violence, torture and gore to the plot. The performances of Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar are top-notch in this theatrical film and they succeed to carry alone the whole story. I can not precisely tell how many times I have watched this film, but the last time I had seen it was on 07 October 2000. Surprisingly "The Collector" has only been released in Brazil in a rare VHS, a pride and joy of my collection. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "O Colecionador" ("The Collector")
Note: On 03 May 2013, I saw this movie again, now on an imported Blu- Ray.
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