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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1965 DVD Release: 10/02/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller

John Fowles's novel The Collector was written in the form of a dual diary, one kept by a kidnapper, the other by his victim. The film is told almost exclusively from the point of view of the former, a nerdish British bank clerk named Freddy Clegg (Terence Stamp). A neurotic recluse whose only pleasure is butterfly collecting, Clegg wins $200,000 in the British Football Pool. He purchases a huge country estate, fixes up its cellar with all the comforts of home, then kidnaps Miranda (Samantha Eggar), an art student whom he has worshipped from afar. The demented Clegg doesn't want ransom, nor does he want to rape the girl: he simply wants to "collect" her. She isn't keen on this, and tries several times to escape. After several weeks, Clegg and Miranda grow increasingly fond of one another, and Clegg promises to let her go. When time comes for the actual release, however, Clegg decides that Miranda hasn't completely come around to his way of thinking and changes his mind, leading to a further series of unfortunate events. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Terence Stamp - Freddie Clegg
Samantha Eggar - Miranda Grey
Maurice Dallimore - The Neighbor
Mona Washbourne - Aunt Annie
William Bickley - Crutchley

Terrence Stamp stars as a lottery winning butterfly collector turned kidnapper in the 1965 film The Collector. The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer looks very attractive, save for a few instances of grain and edge enhancement. While a few imperfections abound, overall this image by Columbia features solid colors and dark black levels. The soundtrack is presented in a flat Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono sound mix in English, complimented by Spanish, English and French subtitles. The soundtrack boasts clear dialogue, effects and music, and little else -- directional effects are non-exisistant with the sound stage focused in only the front and center speakers. Fans will most likely be disappointed to find The Collector lacking in any substantial extra features -- the only supplements included on this disc are a few measly theatrical trailers. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide