Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

duffjerroldorg Gorgeous in a rather creepy, uncomfortable way. Terence Stamp is superb and Samantha Eggar, extraordinary. The sexual tension is tangible even if it is one sided. That's were the sickness resides. He is convinced that she will eventually love him. Isn't that the definition of madness? But when that madness looks like Terence Stamp, everything becomes immediately more complicated. I sat hoping for both their hopes to be fulfilled. Absurd, right? Perhaps but I wanted her to escape and I wanted him to have a moment of real honest intimacy with her - Impossible I know but that's what makes The Collector so compelling. The scene where he takes her out of the bathtub is one of the most perverse sex scenes without sex I've ever seen. Samantha Eggar was nominated for an Oscar but not Terence Stamp. In my own wishful mind, he won, big time. He certainly deserved it.

SnoopyStyle Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp) is a loner butterfly collector. He starts following art student Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar) and kidnaps her on a quiet London street in broad daylight. He imprisons her in his windowless hidden cellar with basic amenities. She struggles at first to break out. She tries talking, negotiating, and even seducing him. One rainy night, she manages to hit him with a shovel but he locks in the cellar. As he recovers at the hospital, she gets sick from the cold damp conditions.This is stripped down movie that relies almost entirely on the two actors. Samantha Eggar is utterly beautiful both inside and out. Terence Stamp is perfectly creepy, disturbed, and fragile. His performance is masterful. This is a great two person play. It's a little long but it never loses the tension.

Marinos Malisianos That's a splendid film. Superb acting, excellent directing. For the first time I saw this film in 1965, in Greece (we had no TV at the time) and it was really a fantastic play. Although the story -a real drama- contained just two actors, I had no problem to follow it with the utmost interest. The general plan of this story was somehow copied later, in other films. As far as my country is concerned I think this certain film was never played on TV (or at least it may have been played once (?) during the last 50 years (!!). Unfortunately, I've just seen (on IMDb) the Greek translation of the title. But it's wrong. It's not "O strangalistis" but "O syllektis". In Greek "strangalistis" means "strangler".

LeonLouisRicci A fascinating, ahead of its time Thriller, this is Film Acting at its finest. It is the two Lead Performances that mesmerize in this subtle and effective Psychological Study that was beginning to emerge in the 60's and has become common Today.The tension here is sometimes more of what doesn't happen then what does. There are many Set-Ups that dither and divert to other than expected conclusions becoming at times unbearable and add to the chilling Scenario.Nothing here is exploitive or over-shot, it is presented with a realism that can be familiar but frightening. The sparse Sets and the two Character story are told in Minimalist fashion and the rather long running time unfolds evenly and is never dull. No Gore here or punctuations of punishment or pleasure, although one soft Bondage scene is a stand out. To top it off the ending is surprising and the final scene is a complete and clear representation of a previously hidden insight that is the second surprise in this well crafted and daring but almost forgotten Film.