The Saint

The Saint

  • Director: Phillip Noyce
  • Writer: Leslie Charteris,Jonathan Hensleigh,Wesley Strick
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Russian
  • Release date: April 4, 1997
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Người Mang Tên Thánh
  • "The Saint" is an action romance film directed by Phillip Noyce , starring Val Kilmer , Elisabeth Shue , Rade Šerbedžija , Valeri Nikolayev, etc. The film was released in the United States and Canada on April 4, 1997.
    The film is adapted from a series of novels by Singaporean writer Leslie Chatteris in the 1920s. It tells the story of the hired thief Simon Templer known as "The Saint" who took the risk of stealing the cold nuclear fusion equation and finally saved him from danger   .

    Details

    • Release date April 4, 1997
    • Filming locations Leningrad Station, Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment, Mace Neufeld Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $68,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $61,363,304

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $16,278,873

    Gross worldwide

    $118,063,304

    Movie reviews

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    • By Daniella 2022-09-29 22:17:44

      Classic remake

      Few people may have noticed that this film is a remake of the classic British drama Saints. Xiao Fang's performance in the film was quite impressive to Roger Moore, which made old film fans very addicted. In terms of plot, the film can be said to be a prequel to the TV version, explaining the origin of the saint brooch. In order to create suspense, the original classic theme music did not appear until the end of the comedy. At that moment, I felt like "Oh, so that's it!" I felt like the ugly...

    • By Lourdes 2022-09-29 21:51:10

      Otaku, idiot sister, with breathlessness

      The plot is terrible, but the chemical reaction between the male and female protagonists is romantic to death. This is not the case. I will definitely give a bad review.
      Take a look at the resume of director Phillip Noyce. Whenever he encounters the subject of Russian kicking, he is like a chicken blood. In the spirit of not brainless or better, it trembled to the end of the YY! So it is with salt, so it is with this film.
      The heroine is on! The profile said she was "innocent and...

    User comments

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    • By Megane 2023-09-21 20:43:25

      The women are good, the men don't meet my aesthetic vision and I don't think it's much...

    • By Moshe 2023-09-06 11:56:17

      After looking for this film for a long time, I finally found the big love, Keimer, download it and keep...

    • By Enid 2023-08-30 01:10:50

      It's funny to say that it's an action movie. The whole movie only has a fight scene at the beginning, and then only the protagonist escapes in embarrassment. The film smeared Russia again, saying that Moscow could not survive the cold winter, and the leaders had to rely on American thieves to save...

    • By Larissa 2023-08-23 22:07:55

      Hong Kong films in the 90s have a sense of...

    • By Brenna 2023-08-06 04:15:34

      The heroine is so beautiful, idealistic, the kind of American stupid commercial film that I personally...

    Movie plot

    Simon Temple ( played by Val Kilmer ) is an elegant thief. In addition to his agile skills and calm and meticulous thinking, he is also known for his ever-changing images (including accents and names) . pregnancy. This time Simon was hired by an ambitious Russian politician and went to Oxford University to steal the cold nuclear fusion equation that could solve the world's energy problems. However, during the mission, Simon fell in...
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    Evaluation action

    There is no contemporary film actor who is more cunning or less revealing than Val Kilmer . This is why the starring actor Val Kilmer in " Batman Forever " plays well as the master of theft and the elusive disguise artist Simon Templer in "The Saint". Val Kilmer made a total of 12 disguises, decorated with impeccable accent and flexible posture, his performance is undoubtedly one of the most exciting parts of "The Saint". Just like...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Simon prepares to pick the lock on the door of a Russian government building, only to find it unlocked]

      Simon: I love this country.

    • Simon Templar: Do you know what the worst part about being you is?

      Ivan Tretiak: What.

      Simon Templar: Pretending to be so bad in bed.

      Ivan Tretiak: You son of the bitch!

    • Ivan Tretiak: What?

      Simon Templar: What?

      Simon Templar: Don't look down. You know who I am?

      Ivan Tretiak: No.

      Simon Templar: I'm the thief you tried to cheat.

      [Takes a phone]

      Simon Templar: And this is your accountant.

      [Gives phone to Tretiak]

      Simon Templar: Talk to him.

      Ivan Tretiak: [Taking phone backwards]

      Simon Templar: The phone goes the other way, you moron.

      Ivan Tretiak: [Turns phone] Hello, Tretiak speaking. That money to Zurich, send it now. I said now.Yeah.

      [Returns phone to Simon]

      Simon Templar: Thank you. You know what the hardest part about being you is? Pretending to be so bad in bed.

      [Walks away]

      Ivan Tretiak: You son of the bitch.