The Collector
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The Collector is a 1965 British psychological thriller film about a disturbed butterfly collector who kidnaps a young woman, adapted from John Fowles’ novel of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Collector canonical | 5 |
| The Collector (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2566548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Collector Context triple: [William Wyler, directed, The Collector]
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A.
The Collector
The Collector is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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B.
Der Weltensammler
Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
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C.
The Curator
The Curator is a novel by American author Owen King that blends elements of fantasy and historical fiction in a richly imagined, alternate-world setting.
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D.
El hacedor
El hacedor is a 1960 collection of short prose pieces and poems by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of time, identity, and the nature of authorship in his characteristically metafictional style.
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E.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Collector Target entity description: The Collector is a 1965 British psychological thriller film about a disturbed butterfly collector who kidnaps a young woman, adapted from John Fowles’ novel of the same name.
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A.
The Collector
The Collector is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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B.
Der Weltensammler
Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
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C.
The Curator
The Curator is a novel by American author Owen King that blends elements of fantasy and historical fiction in a richly imagined, alternate-world setting.
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D.
El hacedor
El hacedor is a 1960 collection of short prose pieces and poems by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of time, identity, and the nature of authorship in his characteristically metafictional style.
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E.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | John Fowles ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award nomination for Best Director ⓘ Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award nomination for Samantha Eggar ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Collector
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Collector (novel)
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| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | William Wyler ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | David Bretherton ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
control and captivity
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power imbalance ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Frederick Clegg
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Miranda Grey ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
imprisonment
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kidnapping ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A socially isolated butterfly collector kidnaps a young art student and holds her captive in his basement. ⓘ |
| producer |
John Kohn
ⓘ
Jud Kinberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSourceWork | novel ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965-06-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Kohn
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Stanley Mann ⓘ Terry Southern ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England ⓘ |
| starring |
Samantha Eggar
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Terence Stamp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Collector Description of subject: The Collector is a 1965 British psychological thriller film about a disturbed butterfly collector who kidnaps a young woman, adapted from John Fowles’ novel of the same name.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Collector (novel)