The Collector

Jun 17, 1965

1h 59m

★ 7.3

Almost a love story.

Overview

Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money and buys himself a country house. Still unable to make himself at ease socially, he starts to plan on acquiring a girlfriend - in the same manner as he collects butterflies. He prepares the cellar of the house to be a collecting jar and stalks his victim over several days.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Collector Company

Columbia Pictures

The Collector Trailers

Cast

Freddie Clegg

Terence Stamp

Miranda Grey

Samantha Eggar

Aunt Annie

Mona Washbourne

The Neighbor

Maurice Dallimore

Nurse / Next Victim (uncredited)

Edina Ronay

Miranda’s Older Friend (uncredited)

Kenneth More

First Victim (uncredited)

Allyson Ames

Clerk (uncredited)

David Haviland

Clerk (uncredited)

Gordon Barclay

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