The Collector ★★★½ 1965 Compelling adaptation of the John Fowles novel about a withdrawn butterfly collector who decides to add to his collection by kidnapping a beautiful girl he admires. He locks her in his cellar hoping she will fall in love with him. Chilling, unsettling drama with Stamp unnerving, yet sympathetic in lead. 119m/C VHS. GB Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Maurice Dallimore, Mona Washbourne;
Director:
William Wyler;
Writer:
John Kohn, Stanley Mann;
Writer:
Robert Krasker, Robert L. Surtees;
Cameo:
Maurice Jarre. Cannes '65: Actor (Stamp), Actress (Eggar); Golden Globes '66: Actress—Drama (Eggar).
