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The Collector

The Collector

Almost a love story.

19657.31h 59m

Overview

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

Directed by William Wyler
Written by John Fowles, Stanley Mann, John Kohn
Produced by John Kohn, Jud Kinberg
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Top Cast

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Freddie Clegg

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Miranda Grey

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Aunt Annie

Maurice Dallimore

Maurice Dallimore

The Neighbor

Edina Ronay

Edina Ronay

Nurse / Next Victim (uncredited)

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Miranda’s Older Friend (uncredited)

Allyson Ames

Allyson Ames

First Victim (uncredited)

David Haviland

David Haviland

Clerk (uncredited)

G

Gordon Barclay

Clerk (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

kidnappingbutterflybank clerkconfinementbutterfly collector

About The Collector

The Collector is a thriller film released in 1965 exploring themes of kidnapping, butterfly, bank clerk, confinement, butterfly collector. Directed by William Wyler, it stars Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne. A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.

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