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1965·Thriller·1h 59m
7.1
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
Directed by William Wyler
kidnapping
butterfly
bank clerk
confinement
butterfly collector

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)

Crew

William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann
Screenplay
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
John Fowles
John Fowles
Novel
Terry Southern
Terry Southern
Additional Writing
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
Dialogue Coach

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Victoria Delta
Victoria Delta
The Collector
Отличный фильм по одной из моих любимых книг!
Отличный фильм по одной из моих любимых книг!
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Somto Umelo
Somto Umelo
The Collector
Really atmospheric and tense. With great performances from the two leads.
Really atmospheric and tense. With great performances from the two leads.
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nongardsur
nongardsur
The Collector
great adaptation of one of my most favourite novels
great adaptation of one of my most favourite novels
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Syd
Syd
The Collector
RIP Samantha Eggar | March 5th 1939 - October 15th 2025

My God, how can I just noticed about this news after one month left? I mean— the news of her death was not much hype really, unlike Terence Stamp’s death three months ago and this left me shocked </3

now I represent and rewatched The Collector (8 times exactly now), and every single viewing still hits me the same way. Samantha Eggar’s performance remains one of the most haunting, fragile, and quietly powerful portrayals I’ve ever seen. there’s a softness in her fear, a fire in her resistance, and a humanity in every tiny gesture she makes

well, knowing she’s gone now makes this rewatch feel heavier but also more precious. her work here lives on, untouched by time, still just as breathtaking as the first moment I saw it...

thank you so much Samantha for the amazing performances that never fades 🕊🤍
RIP Samantha Eggar | March 5th 1939 - October 15th 2025

My God, how can I just noticed about this news after one month left? I mean— the news of her death was not much hype really, unlike Terence Stamp’s death three months ago and this left me shocked </3

now I represent and rewatched The Collector (8 times exactly now), and every single viewing still hits me the same way. Samantha Eggar’s performance remains one of the most haunting, fragile, and quietly powerful portrayals I’ve ever seen. there’s a softness in her fear, a fire in her resistance, and a humanity in every tiny gesture she makes

well, knowing she’s gone now makes this rewatch feel heavier but also more precious. her work here lives on, untouched by time, still just as breathtaking as the first moment I saw it...

thank you so much Samantha for the amazing performances that never fades 🕊🤍
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Syd
Syd
The Collector
p.s I know I’ve watched this movie 7 times (am I crazy? 😭) but the more I rewatch it, the more I understand its meaning. It’s not just a psychological thriller or a movie that feels “disgusting,” but I also gained some new insights into human psychology from it! 🫶🏻> ***“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!”
it started from Freddie Clegg (played by Terence Stamp, a quiet bank clerk, leads an ordinary life until he wins a large sum from the football pools (tbh i dunno exactly for the counts). Well with this newfound wealth, he buys a remote country house, to keep someone he’s long admired named Miranda Grey (played by Samantha Eggar), a lively and intelligent art student

Freddie kidnaps Miranda and confines her in a carefully prepared basement. He doesn’t intend to harm her, rather he wants her to fall in love with him, as if affection could grow from forced circumstances. Yet the line between love and possession blurs. Miranda negotiates, tries to escape, and even empathizes with Freddie but all in vain. She becomes a witness to how terrifying love can be when freedom is stripped away

the story unfolds in a small space, charged with psychological tension. Freddie and Miranda reflect two worlds that can never truly align. I can say the one desperate for acceptance, and the other fighting to maintain liberty. In the end, disease and despair bring everything crashing down, leaving a bitter and chilling silence 💔

gosh, istg I felt this is more than a story of obsession. It’s about loneliness spiraling into madness. Freddie isn’t a classic monster, but he’s a human lost. A someone who never learned how to be loved. And that’s where the true horror lies: when love itself becomes a prison

being Freddie hurts too, but being Miranda hurts even more. the tagline was right, almost a love story... 🦋✨️

(anw, miss u so much Terry ❤️‍🩹)
p.s I know I’ve watched this movie 7 times (am I crazy? 😭) but the more I rewatch it, the more I understand its meaning. It’s not just a psychological thriller or a movie that feels “disgusting,” but I also gained some new insights into human psychology from it! 🫶🏻> ***“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!”
it started from Freddie Clegg (played by Terence Stamp, a quiet bank clerk, leads an ordinary life until he wins a large sum from the football pools (tbh i dunno exactly for the counts). Well with this newfound wealth, he buys a remote country house, to keep someone he’s long admired named Miranda Grey (played by Samantha Eggar), a lively and intelligent art student

Freddie kidnaps Miranda and confines her in a carefully prepared basement. He doesn’t intend to harm her, rather he wants her to fall in love with him, as if affection could grow from forced circumstances. Yet the line between love and possession blurs. Miranda negotiates, tries to escape, and even empathizes with Freddie but all in vain. She becomes a witness to how terrifying love can be when freedom is stripped away

the story unfolds in a small space, charged with psychological tension. Freddie and Miranda reflect two worlds that can never truly align. I can say the one desperate for acceptance, and the other fighting to maintain liberty. In the end, disease and despair bring everything crashing down, leaving a bitter and chilling silence 💔

gosh, istg I felt this is more than a story of obsession. It’s about loneliness spiraling into madness. Freddie isn’t a classic monster, but he’s a human lost. A someone who never learned how to be loved. And that’s where the true horror lies: when love itself becomes a prison

being Freddie hurts too, but being Miranda hurts even more. the tagline was right, almost a love story... 🦋✨️

(anw, miss u so much Terry ❤️‍🩹)
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