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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 10/07/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 21 Genres: Spy Film, Action, Action Thriller, Master Criminal Films, Glamorized Spy Film

Based on the popular novels about that other suave, globe-trotting man of action, this genre picture from director Phillip Noyce mixed romance and character development with dangerous stunts, geopolitical intrigue, and a variety of elaborate disguises, resulting in an uneven stew of a spy thriller. Val Kilmer is Simon Templar, a classy, cunning master thief and "man of a thousand faces" who cribs his phony names from those of obscure saints and sells his illegal services to the highest bidder. Hired by an ambitious Russian politician (Rade Serbedzija) to steal the formula for cold fusion, Templar falls in love with Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), the frail Oxford scientist who has unlocked the secret of the process. Back in Moscow, the thief debates whether to betray his new love or the powerful madman who is paying him millions, until he discovers that his client is concealing oil reserves that could save his freezing people. Often seen as an also-ran to the legendary James Bond, Templar, the creation of author Leslie Charteris, in fact predated the first Bond novel by decades and probably inspired Ian Fleming in his creation of the debonair agent. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Val Kilmer - Simon Templer
Elisabeth Shue - Dr. Emma Russell
Rade Serbedzija - Ivan Tretiak
Valery Nikolaev - Ilya Tretiak
Henry Goodman - Dr. Lev Botvin

Phillip Noyce's big-screen adaptation of The Saint comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has also been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and both English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director and a theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from Paramount. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide