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The Collector

1965 · 119 min

A quiet, airless descent into obsession that keeps you tense and uneasy long after it ends.

Directed by: William Wyler
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne

Tagline: Almost a love story.
Overview: A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.

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Directed by: William Wyler
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
power
class
madness
Places: single country house
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: William Wyler
Written by: Stanley Mann, John Kohn
Starring: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne, Maurice Dallimore, Edina Ronay, Kenneth More, Allyson Ames, David Haviland
Music: Maurice Jarre
Cinematography: Robert Krasker, Robert Surtees
Runtime: 119 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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