The Collector (Columbia Pictures) (1965)

LET EM KNOW ABOUT SAMANTHA EGGAR ...wWhose performance in William Wyler's 'The Collector’ “will certainly be remembered at award time’ =-LIFE MAGAZINE ; Samantha Eggar is a tremendously-talented young beauty with red-gold hair that falls below her shoulders, flashing grey-green eyes, a perfect complexion and an endearing assortment of freckles. Your audiences are going to ''discover'' her, and talk about her performance in "The Collector," as Life, Look and other magazine editors, syndicated columnists and, in fact, all of Hollywood, also are talking! Winning that "best actress'' award at Cannes helps the talk! Plant Samantha's stills around town, as a first step. Shown here are a few; others may be found in the regular exchange sets also available at National Screen Service. In addition: e Stage a look-alike contest. ¢ Invite all girls name Samantha as your guests. ¢ Set an out-front display using articles and photos of Miss Eggar from such magazines as Life (May | 4), Redbook (August, cover), Cosmopolitan (March), Harpers Bazaar (June) and Seventeen (March), along with the Sunday supplement and column breaks scheduled to appear coincident with release of the film. e Stage a ‘freckles contest" for girls. Still No. 5F Still No. P18 Samantha Eggar Stills A variety of moods—and of promotion possibilities—may be found in Samantha Eggar stills shown here. All may be used for beauty and hairdo tie-ups; Still No. E32 may be used for nightwear, shortie pajamas, etc., and Still No. E51, for lounging and play clothes. Still No. P-18 may be used for a wide variety of "Telephone" promotions of the "Shop by Phone" variety, Remember, please, no real or implied endorsements. emma en SAMANTHA EGGAR TEASER TRAILER A special teaser trailer, spotlighting Samantha Eggar and pointing up the role she plays in _ "The Collector," has been prepared for use in advance of the regular National Screen trailer and for cross-plugging. Teaser has Cannes Award information. Order it from your Columbia exchange. SAMANTHA EGGAR OPEN-END INTERVIEW Open-end interview with Samantha Eggar, in which she discusses her role in ''The Collector," available with mimeographed script for use of local dise jockey or other radio personality! Interview is on reverse side of record carrying radio spots. Order from Columbia exchange. Still No. E21 Still No. E51 Still No. E56. Still No. E32 One of the most spectacular best-selling first novels, and most dramatically acclaimed, John Fowles’ "The Collector" is being sold in its paperback edition by an extensive bookmovie merchandising campaign coincident with release of William Wyler's ''The Collector,"' which is based on the book. Dell Publishing's massive national ad campaign includes point-of-sale material as well as a series of | Col. x 75 lines ads, in more than 50 major city newspapers. The book also is being given prominent display through Dell's directory ad listing its best-sellers, an ad read by 31 million potential buyers each time it is run, according to a recent issue ot Best-Sellers, publishing trade magazine. by JOHN FOWLES “Chilling, shock eats The Book Ad Shown at right, the 1-Col. x 75 line ad used by the Dell Publishing Company to plug both its paperback edition of John Fowles' "The Collector" and the Columbia Pictures release of William Wyler's "The Collector.'’ Ad has run in: ¢ Go after every outlet for the books in promoting your playdate of the picture. Contact paperback book distributors for local advertising, including truck posters, newsstands and book stores for window streamers and tack cards. e Blow up pages of the book for a lobby display with ribbons tied to stills illustrating the described action. ¢ Be sure all newspaper/radio and TV personalities receive copies of "The Collector," imprinted credit. e Use torn out pages of a paperback edition, rubber stamped with theatre and playdate, as throwaways. e Make sure of special displays in school and college libraries, with bulletin board postings. Publishers’ Weekly New York Times New York Herald Tribune N. Y. Times Book Review (Sunday section) Book Week (Sunday supplement of the N. Y. Herald Tribune, Washington Post and San Francisco Examiner) Baltimore Sun Boston Globe Miami Herald Philadelphia Inquirer Washington Post Chicago Daily News Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus Dispatch Detroit News Houston Post Kansas City Star Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Los Angeles Times Milwaukee Journal Minneapolis Tribune Pittsburgh Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch San Diego Union (& Tribune) San Francisco Chronicle Seattle Times Buffalo News Dallas News Denver Post Atlanta Journal-Constitution Be sure to read the explosive nation-wide bestseller before you see the movie. Now a major Columbia Picture directed by William Wyler. A DELL BOOK e 75Sc Page 3