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The Collector

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.

Original title: The Collector

5

nominations

40%

winning rate

2

wins

Academy Awards #38 - 1966

Award People Status
Best Director William Wyler
Best Actress in a Leading Role Samantha Eggar
Best Adapted Screenplay Stanley Mann, John Kohn

Cannes Film Festival #18 - 1965

Award People Status
Best Actress in a Leading Role [Main Competition] Samantha Eggar Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role [Main Competition] Terence Stamp Winner

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