“An ultimatum for the Saint... Two hours to crack a strongroom tougher than Fort Knox... or die by the laser ray!”
Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secretive recluse named Amos Klein who writes a popular (and lucrative) series of adventure novels about a manly and suave spy.
Cast
30 people
Roger Moore
Simon Templar
Known for
Live and Let Die
The Quest
Caron Gardner
Carol Henley
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Roy Ward Baker
Leslie Charteris
Harry W. Junkin
Robert S. Baker
Also in
The Saint Steps In... To Television
Sylvia Syms
Joyce Darling
Known for
The Queen
Doctor Zhivago
John Kruse
Justine Lord
Galaxy Rose
Known for
The Young Ones
Deadlier Than the Male
Kenneth J. Warren
Warlock
Known for
The Creeping Flesh
I, Monster
Harry W. Junkin
Philip Locke
Frug
Known for
Thunderball
The Plague Dogs
Roy Ward Baker Director · John Kruse Screenplay Edwin Astley Composer
United States release January 23, 1976 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 8, 1968
Theatrical
United States · January 23, 1976
TV premiere
Australia
March 1, 1970
Denmark
September 15, 1971
Finland
September 3, 1971
Germany
July 1, 1977 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 6, 1971
Italy
January 1, 1973
Mexico
December 24, 1970
Norway
November 1, 1972
Poland
September 27, 2004 · DVD premiere
Spain
February 1, 1972
Sweden
February 3, 1971
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