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Was there an alternative ending shot?

posted 10 years ago by mike_cable
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As stated in the trivia, the censor who was screening it for approval would have banned it because of its illegal ending showing her death, but he fell asleep.

So maybe the makers had planned and shot an alternative ending to achieve domestic release. If so, does anyone know what happened in it?

[–] IMDB_Vits 10 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collector_%281965_film%29#Writing

[–] mike_cable 10 years ago

Thanks! I love that alternative ending idea. The film as it is, is also good and sticks with the feeling that he is unstoppable.

[–] karnevilelp 10 years ago

From the Wikipedia link above:

he original cut of The Collector ran for three hours.[4] Because of pressure from his producers, Wyler was forced to cut the film heavily. This resulted in the complete removal of 35 minutes of prologue material starring Kenneth More. Wyler said: "Some of the finest footage I ever shot wound up on the cutting room floor, including Kenneth's part."

Instead of an alternative ending, I'd love to see the 35 minutes of prologue. I suspect that film was destroyed at the time it was cut out, however.