William Wyler's The Collector

William Wyler's The Collector was the 1965 film version of John Fowles 1963 novel of the same name. The movie is more direct then the book, introducing us to Freddie Clegg (Terrance Stamp) as he is capturing a butterfly in a lonely country field. There he sees a house for sale, and exploring it sees a cellar. We then get a voice over explaining how he began planning the kidnapping of Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), a snooty art student who he has loved from afar. The film moves to an art school in London where Freddie begans following her in a van with a handy bottle of chloroform in the glove box. Miranda goes into bar and talks to her seen from the back older boyfriend and looks sad. Freddie decides to offer her a handkerchief, which for him is conviently soaked in chloroform. He load her unconscious body into the van, and drives off.

You can catch it on youtube starting here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9pDrOPFPvA