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The Saint

Year:

1997

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-04-04

Filming Locations: Foreign Affairs Ministry building, Moscow, Russia

Earnings

Budget: $68,000,000

Opening Weekend: $16,278,873 (USA) (6 April 1997)

Gross: $61,355,436 (USA) (27 July 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Tony Armatrading

Tommy Flanagan

The Saint

Val Kilmer

Simon Templar

Elisabeth Shue

Dr. Emma Russell

Rade Serbedzija

Ivan Tretiak

Valeriy Nikolaev

Ilya Tretiak (as Valery Nikolaev)

Henry Goodman

Dr. Lev Botvin

Alun Armstrong

Inspector Teal

Michael Byrne

Vereshagin, Tretiak's Aide

Evgeniy 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

Egor Pazenko

Scratchface

Adam Smith

Young Simon Templar

Pat Laffan

Catholic Priest

Verity-Jane Dearsley

Agnes

Michael Marquez

Boy in Orphanage

Lorelei King

TV Reporter

Alla Kazanskaya

Old Russian Lady

Ronnie Letham

Old Russian Man

Tusse Silberg

Prostitute's Mother

Peter Guinness

Frankie's Curator

Stefan Gryff

President's Aide

Malcolm Tierney

Russian Doctor

Stephen Tiller

Russian Policeman

Christopher Rozycki

Russian Chief of Police

Etela Pardo

President Karpov's Wife

Nikolai Veselov

Red Square Tramp

David Schneider

Rat Club Comedian

Oxana Popkova

Ilya's Girlfriend

Agnieszka Liggett

Rat Clubparty Girl

Lidija Zovkic

Rat Club Beauty

Aleksandr Tyutin

Russian Colonel (as Alexander Tutin)

Vadim Stepashkin

Russian Soldier

Ravil Isyanov

Tretiak Guard

Aleksandr Kadanyov

Tretiak Security Guard (as Alexander Kadanyov)

Petar Vidovic

Tretiak's Builder

Susan Porrett

Orphanage Nun

Cliff Parisi

Pub Waiter

Richard Cubison

Customs Officer

Benjamin Whitrow

Chairman at Oxford

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Young Student

Kate Isitt

Student #2

Barbara Jefford

Academic Woman

Sean O'Kane

Running Student

Lucy Akhurst

Policewoman

Nigel Clauzel

Marine Guard

Eric Loren

Embassy Official

William Hope

State Department Official

Michael Cochrane

Cold Fusion Broker

Ginny Holder

Jamaican Video Girlfriend

Akiko

Japanese Video Girlfriend

Melissa Knatchbull

English Video Girlfriend

Caroline Lee-Johnson

Private Hotel Receptionist (as Caroline Lee Johnson)

Roger Moore

Car Radio Announcer (voice)

Pentti Halonen

Russian State Treasurer (uncredited)

Yana Yanezic

Drug Addict (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Kevin Costner, Johnny Depp, Daniel Day-Lewis and Arnold Schwarzenegger all turned down the role of Simon Templar.

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Hugh Grant was offered the lead.

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The nickname "Boris The Spider" used by Ivan Tretiak to communicate with the Saint is a reference to a 1966 song by The Who, written by bassist John Entwistle.

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Goofs

In the middle of the airport lounge, Simon orders a cup of coffee, which is then delivered to him 2 seconds later by the same waitress.

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Agnes is on the wrong side of the banister when the dogs jump at her. When she falls she is on the same side as Simon, yet when she goes to kiss him she is on the other side. Had she been on that side she wouldn't have been knocked down.

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The young Simon Templar is obviously left-handed, but the older Simon Templar is right-handed.

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Quotes

Emma Russell: When am I going to see you again?

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Simon: So you know the way to the embassy?

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Emma: I'm glad it stopped bleeding. You don't need stitches. We have to disinfect it though.

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Faq

What is the car that Simon Templar drives?

The car is a 1997 Volvo C70 Coupe.

What is that unique knife/multi-tool that Simon Templar uses?

According to The Saint's fanclub website www.saint.org:"The Saint's knife used in the Val Kilmer film was actually six purpose-built props; each of the prop knives performing a different function, all of which were attributed to the fictional knife. It is unlikely that any one knife will be able to perform all of the functions of The Saint's knife anytime soon."

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