The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint". Besides the book series which ran until 1983, the character was also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring Vincent Price as Templar, and a popular British television series of the 1960s which starred Roger Moore. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (444x604, 49 KB) Summary Original from http://www. ... Phillip Noyce on the set of Rabbit-Proof Fence with the films star, Everlyn Sampi. ... This is the movie producer David Brown David Browns, see David Brown. ... Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York, New York) is best known as the producer of the films Rosemarys Baby, Love Story, The Godfather and Chinatown. ... William J. MacDonald is an American film and television writer and producer. ... Mace Neufeld (b. ... Leslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore–April 15, 1993) was born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, to a Chinese father and an English mother. ... Jonathan Hensleigh is one of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre of films, he is noted for being an old school action screenwriter and director. ... Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... An artists conception of Simon Templar as seen on the cover of a 1983 omnibus edition collecting several early Saint books. ... Leslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore–April 15, 1993) was born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, to a Chinese father and an English mother. ... ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Sinatra is interviewed on Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming lasting from commercial radios introduction in the early 1920s to its replacement in the late 1950s and early 1960s... Vincent Leonard Price Jr. ... The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ...

The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, and Rade Serbedzija. It was directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ... Rade Šerbedžija (born 27 July 1946), is a Croatian-born actor and director of ethnic Serbian descent. ... Phillip Noyce on the set of Rabbit-Proof Fence with the films star, Everlyn Sampi. ... Jonathan Hensleigh is one of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre of films, he is noted for being an old school action screenwriter and director. ... Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter. ...

In this version, Kilmer's character does not claim to be the Simon Templar created by Charteris. He is, in fact, an orphan who chooses his name "Simon Templar": the first name from a saint, and the last name from his childhood heroes, the Knights Templar. He refers to himself as Templar only during a flashback sequence at the start of the film. In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici), popularly known as the Knights Templar or the Order of the Temple, were among the most famous of the Christian military orders. ...

Plot

Simon Templar is a professional thief nicknamed "The Saint." To throw off law enforcement, he assumes the names of saints, people canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Templar's usual modus operandi is mentioning that he was named after a saint. Icon of St. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as mode of operation. ...

Templar is hired by Ivan Tretiak, a Russian ex-communist-turned-billionaire oligarch who once again has his eye on the presidency of the Russian Federation, to steal the formula for cold fusion being developed by the eccentric Dr. Emma Russell. Theoretically, cold fusion could create heat and energy from open air, and it would be cleaner than petroleum and safer than nuclear power. And it would be much less expensive. This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Business oligarch is a synonym of business magnate. The inclusion of the word oligarch describes the significant influence such wealthy people may have on the life of a state. ... Doctor Who novel, see Cold Fusion (Doctor Who). ...

The deal would put Templar at the $50 million mark in his Swiss bank accounts, the amount he wants to retire with from the life of thievery. (This plot point comes from the Charteris novella "The Melancholy Journey of Mr. Teal" in the collection The Holy Terror, in which Templar strives to top up his bank account and retire at 100,000 pounds sterling.) Swiss banks are world-renowned for their secretive nature and protection of clients. ... The Holy Terror is a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1932 by Hodder and Stoughton. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ...

However, Tretiak wants the formula solely to prevent Dr. Russell's theoretical design from becoming reality, and to aid this, he has engineered a heating oil shortage during the harsh Russian winter to force the Russian people to side against the nation's honest president.

Simon and Emma share a romantic moment.

Templar, in the guise of St. Thomas More, has become attracted to Dr. Russell, but he reluctantly steals her formula in order to stop Tretiak from killing her, a threat that arose when Simon said he wouldn't do it. So he ultimately ends up turning it over to Tretiak. However, the formula is incomplete, and Tretiak becomes intent on capturing both Templar and Russell in order to force her to complete it. However, Templar, normally a loner, and Dr. Russell have fallen in love with each other. Templar then has to save both of them while simultaneously exposing Tretiak as a criminal. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 530 × 273 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 273 pixel, file size: 16 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 530 × 273 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 273 pixel, file size: 16 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ... There are also several institutions named Thomas More College. ...

The pin that Emma gives Simon, a reference to the Logo of The Saint.

Simon Templar drives off with a Halo shined over his head from a bridge.

As Dr. Russell works to complete the formula, Templar confronts the president in his home and tells him to admit to Tretiak's accusations publicly. However, it is Tretiak who is exposed as the fraud as the failed cold fusion reactor Tretiak presents as evidence begins working. He later goes to a presentation by Emma and the Police notice him. He is in a disguise, but quickly flees and eventually they catch someone who they think he is, but it's just a civilian. He drives by, smiling and waves at them. Not long after, a Halo is shined over his head. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 280 × 317 pixelsFull resolution (280 × 317 pixel, file size: 16 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 280 × 317 pixelsFull resolution (280 × 317 pixel, file size: 16 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 327 × 374 pixelsFull resolution (327 × 374 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 327 × 374 pixelsFull resolution (327 × 374 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From The Saint. ...

Cast

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Production history

Film adaptations of Leslie Charteris' anti-hero Simon Templar (The Saint) date back to the late 1930s when RKO Radio Pictures launched a popular series of B-movies with a succession of different actors playing the lead role. After that, save for two unsuccessful French attempts at launching new film series, the character was confined mostly to television. The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ...

In the mid-1980s, tabloid gossip newspapers such as the National Enquirer reported that Roger Moore, the actor who had played The Saint on television in the 1960s, was planning to produce a new Saint movie, with Pierce Brosnan (then known for playing the Templar-influenced character Remington Steele on TV) being considered for the role. Nothing came of this project (though Brosnan later inherited another role that Moore played). The National Enquirer is a national American supermarket tabloid. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE[1] (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer who now holds American citizenship and is best known for portraying James Bond in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). ... Remington Steele was an American television series first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. ... Flemings commissioned image of James Bond to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ...

The reference work The Saint: A Complete History by Burl Barer (McFarland 1992) was written at a time when another set of plans were under way to launch a new Saint film series, which would have been faithful to the original writings of Leslie Charteris and feature characters from the original books. This project also failed. Category: ...

A few years later, Paramount Pictures' attempt to make a film of The Saint started with the powerhouse above-the-line team of Robert Evans as producer, Steven Zaillian as writer and Sydney Pollack as director. Ralph Fiennes - hot from Schindler's List and Quiz Show - was offered $1 million for the lead, but eventually passed. In a 1994 interview for Premiere magazine, Fiennes said the screenplay - racing fast cars, breaking into Swiss banks - was nothing he hadn't seen before. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... In the movie industry, above-the-line expenditures are those that are negotiated or spent before filming begins. ... Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York, New York) is best known as the producer of the films Rosemarys Baby, Love Story, The Godfather and Chinatown. ... Steven Zaillian (born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California, USA) is an American screenwriter, film director, editor and producer, of Armenian descent. ... Sydney Pollack (born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... Ralph Fiennes, (IPA: ), born 22 December 1962 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), is a Tony Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated and Genie Award-nominated English actor. ... Schindlers List is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Grammy winning 1993 movie based on the book Schindlers Ark by Thomas Keneally. ... Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Swiss banks are world-renowned for their stability, privacy and protection of clients. ...

Robert Evans left the project - although, contractually, his name remains on the final film's credits - and David Brown (Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy) took over. A new story was commissioned from Jonathan Hensleigh (Die Hard With a Vengeance) which cast Simon Templar as a mercenary hired by a billionaire Russian oil and gas tycoon to steal the secret of cold fusion from an eccentric but beautiful American scientist. The story would take place in Washington, D.C., Upstate New York, St. Petersburg and Moscow. Setpieces included Dr. Russell skydiving while strapped into a wheelchair and a plane landing in Red Square. Darwin Mayflower described it as one of the top unproduced screenplays. [1] Phillip Noyce was hired to direct. David Brown may refer to any of the following people: David M. Brown (1956–2003), American astronaut David Brown (cricketer) (born 1942), English cricketer David Brown (footballer), striker who plays for Accrington Stanley F.C. David Brown (Australian rules footballer), (born 1969), Australian footballer for Adelaide and Port Adelaide Football... Jaws is a 1975 horror–thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel of the same name, which was inspired in turn by the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. ... Driving Miss Daisy is a 1987 play by Alfred Uhry adapted into a 1989 Warner Bros. ... Jonathan Hensleigh is one of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre of films, he is noted for being an old school action screenwriter and director. ... Die Hard with a Vengeance is the third film in the Die Hard series starring Bruce Willis as policeman John McClane, released in 1995. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... The Hamptons, shown highlighted The Hamptons refers to a group of towns and seaside villages on the South Fork, Suffolk County on the east end of Long Island, in New York State, some dating from the 1600s. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... In film production, a setpiece is a sequence of scenes the execution of which requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money. ... For other uses, see Red Square (disambiguation). ... Phillip Noyce on the set of Rabbit-Proof Fence with the films star, Everlyn Sampi. ...

Providing a link to both the 1960s The Saint TV series and the later Return of the Saint revival of the 1970s, Robert S. Baker, the producer of both series, was brought in an executive producer of the film. The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). ... Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States. ...

In a 1997 interview with Des O'Connor for his ITV show, Hugh Grant says he passed on the role after a meeting with Noyce because he didn't like the director's approach to the character. Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner and Johnny Depp all said no to the role. Schwarzenegger later said he was sorry he didn't do it. Val Kilmer was cast and the script was rewritten by Wesley Strick to suit his style. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Desmond Bernard OConnor is a British entertainer, born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney, London. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Hugh John Mungo Grant (born September 9, 1960 in Hammersmith, London) is a Golden Globe winning British actor. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American born Australian actor, director, and producer. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): ) (born on July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor and an American politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. ... Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II[2] on June 9, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter. ...

Strick's rewrite relocated the action to London and Oxford and merged two villains together by having Tretiak running for president himself rather than endorsing a puppet candidate. Kilmer was constantly pressing for more disguises in the film, although Paramount wanted to keep that idea for their Mission: Impossible franchise. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ...

The name Leslie Charteris is noticeably absent from the opening credits of the film, upsetting fans of the writer.

When the final film was test screened, audiences reacted badly to the death of Dr. Emma Russell.

In the original version of the film - as in the original Jonathan Hensleigh script - Dr. Russell, having escaped Russia via the American embassy, collapses while giving a lecture and dies in The Saint's arms. Watching the videotape back, he sees Tretiak, Jr. stabbing her in the leg with the tip of his cane. The final half-hour has the Saint returning to Moscow to destroy the villains' plans and avenge her death. With Dr. Botvin's help, he switches the formulas around and humiliates Tretiak during his show trial of the Russian president. The Tretiaks shoot their way out of the crowd and escape back to their mansion, with The Saint and the Russian army in pursuit. Tretiak shoots the treacherous Dr. Botvin. The Saint arrives and finds the bodies of Botvin and Tretiak, killed by his own son. The Saint battles Dr. Russell's killer on the stairwell as Russian tanks pound the mansion walls, exposing and setting fire to the vast stockpile of heating oil in the basement. With the stairwell disintegrating around them, the fight spills out on to the chandelier, suspended above the blazing oil. The Saint teases Treatiak, Jr. with the disc containing the formula for cold fusion. As he reaches out for it, The Saint cuts the rope and Tretiak, Jr. plummets to a fiery death. Returning to Dr. Russell's home, the Saint finds a letter from her, a tear fills his eye and he vows from now on to use his skills only for good.

Test audiences didn't like the way Dr. Russell died three-quarters of the way into the film; it was a little confusing as to what had happened to her. The novelization features an alternate version in which Dr. Russell lives and The Saint and Tretiak, Jr. still battle on the chandelier. In the end, however, the producers decided to cut Dr. Russell's death scene, chopped off the action-packed climax, inserted footage of the Tretiak's being arrested and filmed a new epilogue at Oxford. (Footage from the original ending features prominently in the film's trailer.) Director Phillip Noyce hopes one day to be able to restore the original version for DVD. DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Trivia

• The Saint tells Tretiak that, at $3 million, the Cold Fusion formula will cost him “a nickel for every million (he makes).” Taken literally, this would make the formula worth six hundred billion dollars.
• The technical consultant in cold fusion was Dr Eugene Mallove.
• At the end of the movie The Saint is driving in his car and turns on the radio to hear the news. The voice of the newscaster is Roger Moore, who played The Saint in the 1960's TV series.

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Novelization

Main article - The Saint (novel)

A novelization based upon the film script was written by Burl Barer, a noted expert on the history of Simon Templar and Leslie Charteris. The Saint was the title of a mystery novel by Burl Barer published by Pocket Books in 1997. ... Category: ...

Soundtrack

The songs "Out Of My Mind" by Duran Duran and "6 Underground" by the Sneaker Pimps were played during the credits, and released as singles to promote the movie. Out Of My Mind is the 28th single by Duran Duran. ... Duran Duran is a British pop/rock band notable for a long series of popular, synthesiser-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... 6 Underground is a song by the British band Sneaker Pimps on their 1997 album Becoming X. At first, the song had moderate airplay. ... Sneaker Pimps is a British Electropop band formed in Reading, England in 1995. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

The soundtrack album, The Saint: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack included many songs from the electronica genre. Aside from Duran Duran and the Sneaker Pimps, recording artists included Orbital, Moby, Fluke, Luscious Jackson, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Superior, Dreadzone, Duncan Sheik, and Everything but the Girl. // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Orbital were an English techno duo formed in 1989, consisting of brothers Paul (born 19 May 1968) and Phil Hartnoll (born 9 January 1964). ... Moby (born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965, in Harlem, New York, and raised in Darien, Connecticut) is an American songwriter, musician and singer. ... Fluke are an English electronica music group originally formed by Jon Fugler, Mike Tournier, Julian Nugent and Mike Bryant in the late 1980s. ... Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown Luke Jackson). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris house musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974)[1] and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Superior is a German Progressive metal band. ... Dreadzone are a British electronic music group whose lyrics are heavily influenced by reggae. ... Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. ... Everything but the Girl Is a song composed and written by Tyler Buckkie of Ontario. ...

External link

• The Saint at the Internet Movie Database
• Jonathan Hensleigh's original script