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The Collector is a 1965 black-and-white drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay was written by Terry Southern and Stanley Mann, based on the novel of the same name. The film features Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne, and Edina Ronay in the cast. Robert Krasker and Robert L. Surtees served as directors of photography, with music composed by Maurice Jarre.
Produced in the United States and the United Kingdom, the narrative is set in England. The plot follows a man who kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage for his own pleasure. The film has a runtime of 119 minutes and was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. It is available via video on demand.
The Collector received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It holds a review score of 7.8 out of 10 and an 82% rating. The film is also rated Approved.
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7.3A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
Cast
- Terence Stamp as Freddie Clegg
- Samantha Eggar as Miranda Grey
- Mona Washbourne as Aunt Annie
- Maurice Dallimore as The Neighbor
- Edina Ronay as Nurse / Next Victim (uncredited)
- Kenneth More as Miranda’s Older Friend (uncredited)
Themes
- kidnapping
- butterfly
- bank clerk
- confinement
- butterfly collector
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
12,945 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Collector
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- Stanley Mann
- Cast member
- Kenneth More
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 782276
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1965-01-01
- title
- The Collector
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 82%
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