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Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on John Fowles's The Collector. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.
Copycat Killers. The Collector became notorious in the 1980s after multiple serial killers cited the novel as an influence for their crimes.
Movie Adaptation. William Wyler, one of the great American directors, adapted The Collector into a film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Wyler turned down directing The Sound of Music because he was more interested in adapting Fowles’s novel. The film was a critical success and received multiple Oscar nominations.