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Director:
Roy Ward Baker
Writers:
Leslie Charteris (character)
Harry W. Junkin (additional scenes & dialogue)
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Release Date:
3 February 1971 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery more
Tagline:
The Saint's most dangerous mission!
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User Comments:
The Best Heist Movie Ever more (6 total)

Cast

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Roger Moore ... Simon Templar / The Saint
Sylvia Syms ... Joyce Darling aka 'Amos Klein'
Justine Lord ... Galaxy Rose
Kenneth J. Warren ... Warlock
Philip Locke ... Frug
Tom Clegg ... Monk
Nicholas Smith ... Bishop
Roy Hanlon ... Nero Jones
Caron Gardner ... Carol Henley
Peter Ashmore ... Finlay Hugoson
Frank Maher ... Rip Savage
Graham Armitage ... Carson
Lila Kaye ... Ma
Joe Gibbons ... Pa
Anthony Blackshaw ... Morgan
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Runtime:
100 min | West Germany:89 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK more
Company:
Bamore more

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Movie Connections:
Edited from "The Saint: The Fiction Makers: Part 1 (#6.11)" (1968) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
The Best Heist Movie Ever, 15 July 2004
10/10
Author: (rcraig62@comcast.net) from Brick, NJ

Granted, I've never seen Rififi or Grand Slam, but this one-time TV two-parter of The Saint that was later given a theatrical release is to me, the best heist movie I've ever watched. Roger Moore stars, in his pre-Bond days, in a sendup of James Bond pictures, as Simon Templar, he is sent to protect the identity of a fictional Ian Fleming named Amos Klein, who prefers to remain anonymous to the public. It turns out that Mr. Klein is actually a girl, and she and Templar are kidnapped by a gang who take their identities from the baddies in Klein's book and Klein is asked to produce a real-life device to break into an actual fortress of a bank.

The comedy is hilarious, and the spoof of Bond works on so many levels: it's a Bond movie that spoofs Bond played by a James Bond. Roger Moore may only be able to play one thing, but he plays it wonderfully with effortless charm, Sylvia Syms is terrific as Klein, and Kenneth J. Warren outstanding as the Klein devotee/gang leader Warlock. This is a sadly lost piece of work and one of the most underrated movies in the world. And I never fail to laugh when Moore scolds Ken Warren for behaving "like a mentally deficient buffalo." 4 **** out of 4

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