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Overview

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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous. more
Plot:
Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar ... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Jimmy Sangster Remembers "The Saint" Producer Robert S. Baker
 (From CinemaRetro. 9 November 2009, 9:17 AM, PST)

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User Comments:
great cast, good plot highly underrated movie classic more (158 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Val Kilmer ... Simon Templar

Elisabeth Shue ... Dr. Emma Russell

Rade Serbedzija ... Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev ... Ilya Tretiak (as Valery Nikolaev)
Henry Goodman ... Dr. Lev Botvin
Alun Armstrong ... Inspector Teal
Michael Byrne ... Vereshagin, Tretiak's Aide

Yevgeni Lazarev ... President Karpov (as Evgeny Lazarev)
Irina Apeksimova ... Frankie (as Irina Apeximova)
Lev Prygunov ... General Sklarov (as Lev Prigunov)
Charlotte Cornwell ... Inspector Rabineau

Emily Mortimer ... Woman on Plane
Lucija Serbedzija ... Russian Prostitute
Velibor Topic ... Skinhead

Tommy Flanagan ... Scarface
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, brief strong language, some sensuality and drug content.
Runtime:
116 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
This film uses the classic 'Saint' theme tune that, though often thought of as starting with the 1960's television show, actually began in the 1930's and 1940's RKO Saint films and appeared in the radio show with _Vincent Price (I)_. This theme tune, having appeared in numerous post 1960's television adaptations of the Saint, serves as one of the most frequently and longest lasting theme tunes of a media franchise. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Emma is looking through suspect sketches at New Scotland Yard with the two detectives, the female detective says that the suspect is known by many different names, including "Louie" (or "Louis") "Guanella". Emma's response is "Of course... all names of Catholic saints." In the case of "Louie Guanella", this is incorrect. Luigi Guanella was a Catholic priest from Northern Italy, born in 1842 and died in 1912. Guanella was beatified in 1964 but has NOT yet been canonized (made a saint) by the Roman Catholic Church. He is therefore referred to as Blessed Luigi Guanella, not Saint (Luigi) Guanella. more
Quotes:
Ilya Tretiak: Geedy westerner, wants more money.
Ivan Tretiak: Who cares? Can't spend hard currency in hell.
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Movie Connections:
Remake of "The Saint" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Pearl's Girl more

FAQ

What is the car that Simon Templar drives?
What is that unique knife/multi-tool that Simon Templar uses?
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31 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
great cast, good plot highly underrated movie classic, 12 April 2004
10/10
Author: Lord-Angelis from doncaster, England

This film upon first viewing might not bowl you over as I thought it only o.k however after watching it many times I began to see just how good a movie it really was. Firstly you have fantastic locations which I must admit generally don't draw the out the movie going public out in huge droves but do help the movie in my eyes, then you have the cast, Val kilmer makes a fantastic Simon Templer although I was'nt the biggest fan of the tv series upon which the movie is based so have no basis for comparison, which is probably a good thing as comparing actors again'st other actors who once filled the role can make the viewers decide its going to be awful before even giving it a chance.... to cut a long story short I'll say this..... good plot, great cast especially Val Kilmer pulling off the cool, dark and secretive character he portrays and last of all excellent locations all I can say is view it as a new movie and not a modern remake and see what you think.

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