The Collector (1965) Movie Overview

The Collector (1965) is a film based on the 1963 novel The Collector by John Fowles. The film was adapted by Stanley Mann and John Kohn and was directed by William Wyler, who turned down The Sound of Music to do it. It starred Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Frederick Clegg is chasing a butterfly in a field to add to his collection when he comes upon a country house for sale. Exploring the building he discovers it has a large cellar in an outbuilding, and in a voice over he explains he decided to buy the house because of its isolation, and because it suits a plan he has in mind. He doesn’t think he will go through with it despite knowing where “she” is every moment of the day. The “she” in question is Miranda Grey, a twenty year old auburn haired art student who is unaware she is being watched by Frederick, who follows her from his van. He watches her enter the Underground, and is waiting when she arrives back in London. We see Frederick get a snack out of the glove compartment while watching Miranda walking down the street, and catch sight of a bottle of chloroform ready to be used. Frederick follows Miranda into a pub, and watches her have a disturbing conversation with a man w… Source

• The Collector Movie Details
• Director: William Wyler
• Tagline: Almost a love story
• Country: UK , USA
• Run Time: 119 min
• Genre: Drama , Horror , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Terence Stamp as Freddie Clegg
• Samantha Eggar as Miranda Grey
• Mona Washbourne as Aunt Annie
• Maurice Dallimore as The Neighbor

The Collector Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

The Collector (1965): A nerdy butterfly collector can't win over the woman of his dreams, so he kidnaps her and keeps her prisoner in a farmhouse that he bought when he hit the football lottery. Source

The Collector Movie Review from New York Times

John Fowles’s novel The Collector was written in the form of a dual diary, one kept by a kidnapper, the other by his victim. The film is told almost exclusively from the point of view of the former, a nerdish British bank clerk named Freddy Clegg (Terence Stamp). A neurotic recluse whose only pleasure is butterfly collecting, Clegg wins $200,000 in… Source

The Collector Movie Info by Apple Movies

THE COLLECTOR follows the story of handyman and ex-con Arkin, who aims to repay a debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employer’s country home. Unfortunately for Arkin, a far worse enemy has already laid claim to the property – and the family. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked “… Source

The Collector Movie Details from Imdb

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 A.M.Putnam… Source

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