A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total
Kenneth More
- Miranda's Older Friend
- (scenes deleted)
Allyson Ames
- First Victim
- (uncredited)
Gordon Barclay
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
William Beckley
- Crutchley
- (uncredited)
William Bickley
- Crutchley
- (uncredited)
David Haviland
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Edina Ronay
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaAccording to Terence Stamp, Wyler wouldn't let Samantha Eggar off the set during the day. He also wouldn't allow her to eat with anyone else during the lunch break. Stamp argues Wyler knew what he was doing, as the director whispered to him one day on set, "I know this looks cruel, but we're going to get a great performance out of her."
- GoofsWhen Freddie is trying to silence Miranda when she is in the bath, the cones covering her nipples can be clearly seen.
- Quotes
Miranda Grey: I've stayed the four weeks.
Freddie Clegg: I just have to have you here a little longer.
Miranda Grey: Why? What more can I do? What more can you want?
Freddie Clegg: 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!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema: Alguns Cortes - Censura III (2015)
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I should have commented on this excellent film long ago. I first saw it in the late 1970s on television and was immediately entranced by both Stamp and Eggar whose performances are are simply riveting. It is an almost "Hitchcockian" film, in that tension and suggestion are used to maximum effect keeping the viewer on the edge of their chair. This is a film that I'd love to see re-made or re-discovered, but again like Hitchcock's best, it owes a great deal of its impact to the time in which it was made and would likely suffer at the hands of a lesser director than Wyler. Fowles work is captured (like Miranda) and viewed with microscopic clarity through Freddy's watchful eye. It has also inspired a song called "Chastity" from The Raves CD, "Past Perfect Tense" which relates the whole of the story. SEE THIS FILM.
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- William Wyler's the Collector
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- Gabriels Manor, Marsh Green Road, Marsh Green, Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK(Kidnapper's Tudor Farmhouse Lair, Village)
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