Maurice Dallimore, Mona Washbourne, Samantha Eggar
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
Stats: 124 reviews
A really solid thriller.
No gore needed, just tense dialog solidly acted. The slightly claustrophobic setting really serves to heighten the tension.
Stamp is sublime as Freddie who loves beautiful things and is an avid butterfly collector. Things begin to go awry for the ...( read more)
The premise of the movie is that Freddie who a klutz and has no social capabilities kidnaps a pretty girl with the idea that he can make her fall in love with him. The movie revolves around the tension between the two of them. I like my movies to wrap themselves up in nice bund...( read more)
The sexual tension between Stamp and Eggar sometimes does not quite work and the format is more like a stage play than a film, but, for all its flaws, it is better than most thrillers on offer today.
Superb psychological thriller. flawless on technical level. Great acting couple Stamp-Eggar. riveting and stylish direction on a minimal space by veteran William Wyler.
"Almost a love story"
Freddie Clegg (Stamp) is a inept young man who doesn't fit in anywhere, Miranda Grey (Eggar) is the beautiful girl who he becomes obsessed with and kidnaps.
The Collector is great film which was pretty ahead of it's time really. The two central charater...( read more)
Kinda freakish and cheesy. Still good though. Thriller-like, frustrating, entertaining, almost true to life. Partial inspiration to Silence of the Lambs.
Rodada por William Wyler en Inglaterra, The Collector (1965) contiene una trama de suspenso psicológico resuelta con apenas unos cuantos actores, donde toda la acción transcurre dentro de una antigua mansión, ubicada en algún paraje boscoso en las afueras de Londres.
Al final, W...( read more)
If you're looking to have some shcadenfreude, this is the movie to watch!
Chilling, without the gore!
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