The Collector (1965)

The Collector (1965) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
119 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Wyler

Written By:
John Fowles
John Kohn

Actors:
Terence Stamp ..... Freddie Clegg
Samantha Eggar ..... Miranda Grey
Mona Washbourne ..... Aunt Annie
Maurice Dallimore ..... The Neighbor
Kenneth More ..... (scenes deleted)

Synopsis:

After winning a large amount in the pool in Reading, the outcast bank clerk and entomologist Freddie Clegg buys an isolated house in the countryside. He stalks the art student Miranda Grey 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 collectable species only for the deranged man that feels power and control with the situation ans he has no intention to let her go.

Freddie, a socially withdrawn bank clerk and butterfly collector, decides to expand to collecting human specimens.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.

A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 01 July, 2021.