The Saint (film)

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." Aside from the book series, which ran until 1983, the character has also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring Vincent Price as Templar, a popular British television series of the 1960s which starred Roger Moore, and a 1980s series starring Ian Ogilvy.

The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, and Rade Serbedzija. It was directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick.

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 Simon Magus, 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.

Cast
Actor Role
Val Kilmer Simon Templar
Elisabeth Shue Dr. Emma Russell
Rade Šerbedžija Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev Ilya Tretiak
Henry Goodman Dr. Lev Botvin
Alun Armstrong Inspector Teal
Michael Byrne Vereshaginë?Ô
Yevgeni Lazarev President Karpov
Irina Apeksimova Frankie
Lev Prygunov General Sklarov
Charlotte Cornwell Inspector Rabineau
Roger Moore Radio Announcer Voice

Plot
Simon Templar is a professional thief nicknamed "The Saint." To throw off law enforcement, he assumes the names of various saints. Templar's usual modus operandi is mentioning that he was named after a saint.

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.

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.)

Tretiak wants the formula to "save" Russians from the severe winter, making him a national hero and, subsequently, their new leader. In aid of this plot, he has engineered a heating oil shortage during the harsh Russian winter, to rally the Russian people to his side, against the nation's honest president.

Simon and Emma share a romantic moment.Templar, in the guise of 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.

The pin that Emma gives Simon, a reference to the logo of The Saint.
Simon Templar drives off with a halo shining over his head.After his failure to capture Templar and Dr. Russell, Tretiak launches an alternate plan: to sell the (incomplete) cold fusion formula to the president, and then "expose" him to the public as a traitor who wasted billions on useless technology.

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. Tretiak is exposed as a fraud as the failed cold fusion reactor Tretiak presents as evidence begins working.

Templar later goes to a presentation by Russell 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 shone over his head.

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