The Saint
Brief Synopsis
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A rich and sophisticated criminal, who is also a master of disguises, falls for a pretty young scientist whose life is in terrible danger. She has discovered the key to a Russian billionaire's overwhelming ambition--to crown himself the first Czar of the new Russian Empire--and he will stop at nothi
Cast & Crew
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Phillip Noyce
Director
Val Kilmer
Elisabeth Shue
Rade Serbedzija
Michael Cochrane
Adam C Smith
Film Details
Also Known As
Saint
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Moscow, Russia; London, England, United Kingdom; Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Synopsis
A rich and sophisticated criminal, who is also a master of disguises, falls for a pretty young scientist whose life is in terrible danger. She has discovered the key to a Russian billionaire's overwhelming ambition--to crown himself the first Czar of the new Russian Empire--and he will stop at nothing to neutralize the danger that she represents.
Cast
Val Kilmer
Elisabeth Shue
Rade Serbedzija
Michael Cochrane
Adam C Smith
Ravil Isyanov
Alla A Kazanskaya
Roger Moore
Voice
Richard Cubison
Tusse Silberg
William Hope
Melissa Knatchbull
Emily Mortimer
Susan Porrett
Tommy Flanagan
Verity Dearsley
Ronnie Letham
Cliff Parisi
David Schneider
Etela Pardo
Michael Marquez
Alexander Kadanyov
Lucija Serbedzija
Malcolm Tierney
Oxana Popkova
Alexander Tutin
Lydia Zovkic
Lev Prygunov
Ginny Holder
Lucy Akhurst
Lorelei King
Nigel Clauzel
Sean O'kane
Alun Armstrong
Henry Goodman
Eric Loren
Petar Vidovic
Velibor Topic
Yegor Pozenko
Stefan Gryff
Vadim Stepashkin
Akiko
Charlotte Cornwell
Caroline Lee Johnson
Pat Laffan
Benjamin Whitrow
Kate Isitt
Tony Armatrading
Julian Rhind-tutt
Stephen Tiller
Christopher Rozycki
Barbara Jefford
Nikolai Veselov
Michael Byrne
Valery Nikolaev
Agnieszka Liggett
Irina Apeximova
Peter Guinness
Evgeny Lazarev
Crew
Christopher Ackland
Adr Editor
George Acogny
Music Supervisor
Margaret Adams
Production Coordinator
Anatolij N Alexandrov
Song
Michael Alfred
Assistant
Mik Allen
Photography
Wendy Altman-cohen
Other
Edwin Astley
Song
Beverley Baker
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert S. Baker
Executive Producer
Thomas Bangalter
Song
Don Banks
Boom Operator
Chris Barnes
Adr Editor
Sam Barnes
Photography
Libbie Barr
Script Supervisor
John Barry
Song Performer
John Barry
Song
Sarah Beardsall
Casting Associate
John Bell
Music Arranger
Bernard Bellew
Assistant Director
Michael A Benson
Director Of Photography
Michael A Benson
Dp/Cinematographer
Barbara Berkery
Dialogue Coach
Nigel Birtchnell
Driver
Anastasia Biryukova
Other
Yurii Borisov
Song Performer
Ludmila Borisova
Song Performer
Roman Borodaev
Unit Manager Assistant
Linda Bowen
Accounting Assistant
David Bowie
Song
David Bowie
Song Performer
Pat Brennan
Assistant Sound Editor
Bob Bridges
Video
Richard Briscoe
Graphics
Chris Brock
Location Manager
Andy Brown
Music Contractor
David Brown
Producer
Susan Brown
Casting Associate
Kelly Browning
Transportation Coordinator
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Matthew Cang
Song
Michael A Carter
Rerecording
Alan Cassie
Art Director
Peter Cavaciuti
Steadicam Operator
Frazer Churchill
Visual Effects Designer
Tania Clarke
Production Assistant
Vincent Clarke
Electrician
Anthony Cleal
Rerecording
Norman A Cole
Assistant Sound Editor
Vernon Connolly
Lighting
Colin Corby
Camera Operator
Chris Corner
Song
Charlotte Couchman
Wardrobe Assistant
Liam Coverdale-howe
Song
David Cozens
Camera
David Cronnelly
Stunts
Graeme Crowther
Stunts
Warren Cuccurullo
Song
Peter Culverwell
Assistant Sound Editor
Jill Cunniff
Song
Mark Davies
Production Assistant
Richard Davies
Grip
Kathy Day
Assistant
Guy-manuel De Homem-christo
Song
Adrian De Wet
Visual Effects
Adrian Dewet
Visual Effects
Chris Dibble
Music
Paul Dimmer
Special Effects
Daren R. Dochterman
Visual Effects
Brenda Donoho
Costumes
Mark Egerton
Assistant Director
Andrew Eio
Digital Effects Supervisor
G A El-registan
Song
Simon Emanuel
Assistant Director
Darren Emerson
Song
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
John Evans
Special Effects Supervisor
Robert Evans
Producer
Sean Evans
Photography
William Roy Evans
Construction
David Eves
Special Effects
Eithne Fennell
Hairdresser
Jasper Fforde
Photography
Mikhail Fiskovich
Song Performer
Wilfrid G France
Photography
Sarah Franzl
Stunts
Vic Fraser
Music
Robert Freeman
Grip
Susan French
Assistant Editor
Reeves Gabrels
Song
Noel Gallagher
Song
Kate Garbett
Production
Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
Hairdresser
George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor
Pat Gilbert
Assistant Sound Editor
Carmila Gittens
Special Effects
Betty Glasow
Hairdresser
Dan Glass
Visual Effects
Terry Glass
Special Effects
Jonathan Goldman
Production Assistant
Su Goodacre
Song
Deborah Gower
Makeup Artist
Robert H Grasmere
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicky Gregory
Other
Steve Griffin
Stunts
Kenny Groom
Photography
Tim Grover
Assistant Editor
Sergei Gurevich
Production Manager
Ray Hall
Grip
Peter Hanson
Visual Effects
Sallie Hard
Assistant
Steven Harding
Production Supervisor
Brian Harris
Camera Operator
Graham V Hartstone
Rerecording
Ed Hawkins
Visual Effects
Paul Heasman
Stunts
Jonathan Hensleigh
From Story
Jonathan Hensleigh
Story By
Jonathan Hensleigh
Screenplay
Robin Higgs
Location Manager
Paul Hitchcock
Executive Producer
Martin Hobbs
Visual Effects
Matthew Holben
Producer
Desne Holland
Makeup
Sherri Hopeman
Assistant
Andy Hopkins
Camera
Mathew Horton
Special Effects
Lubo Hristov
Art Director
Martin Hume
Camera Operator
Simon Hume
Photography
Karl Hyde
Song
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Consultant
Nick Ingman
Music Arranger
Jayne Issott
Accounting Assistant
Natalia Ivanova
Costumes
Charles William Ixer
Propman
Luscious Jackson
Song Performer
Marianne Jenkins
Assistant Editor
Marianne Jenkins
Assistant Production Coordinator
Paul Jennings
Stunts
David John
Sound
Alexei Karpushin
Unit Manager Assistant
Trevor Kaye
Assistant Director
Andrew Kelly
Special Effects
Lis Kern
Associate Producer
Steven Kirkby
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lee Knott
Song
David Knowles
Special Effects
Philip Knowles
Special Effects
Matthew Kok
Other
Nadezhda Kotmina
Propman
Yuri Kruchkov
Assistant Director
John Lanzer
Production
Christopher B Lawrence
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mark Layton
Assistant Director
Simon Le Bon
Song
Liz Legum
Assistant Director
Rory Lerman
Assistant
Elisabeth Leustig
Casting
Elisabeth Leustig
Other
Terry Lou Lewis
Lighting Technician
Viktor Lonek
Video Assist/Playback
Marcus Love
Wardrobe Assistant
Roz Lowrie
Visual Effects
Lee Lighting Ltd
Lighting
Lidia Lukes
Unit Manager
Lidia Lukes
Assistant
Branko Lustig
Unit Production Manager
William J Macdonald
Producer
Steve Maguire
Assistant Sound Editor
Dr. Eugene Mallove
Consultant
Simon Manley
Music
Simon Marsden
Location Manager
Alan Martin
Lighting Technician
Steve Mcleod
Lighting
Philip Meheux
Dp/Cinematographer
Philip Meheux
Director Of Photography
Peter Menich
Graphics
Dennis Michelson
Visual Effects
Nikita Mikhalkov
Special Thanks To
S V Mikhalkov
Song
Digby Milner
Special Effects
Kirill Minkovetsky
Unit Manager Assistant
Steven Mitchell
Scenic Artist
Vera Mitchell
Hair
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Mick Monks
Foley
Stephen Morley
Photography
Vladimir Murzin
Art Director
Peter Musgrave
Adr Editor
Alexander Nakhimson
Unit Manager
David J Negron
Storyboard Artist
Mark Nelmes
Visual Effects
Carla Nemec
Art Department Coordinator
Joseph Nemec
Production Designer
Mace Neufeld
Producer
Chris Newman
Assistant Director
Nigel Nixon
Graphics
Charlie Noble
Visual Effects Designer
Kim Norris
Negative Cutting
Film Details
Also Known As
Saint
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Moscow, Russia; London, England, United Kingdom; Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 54m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1997
Released in United States on Video August 16, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 16, 1997
Elizabeth Leustig, original casting director, died December 19, 1995 in Moscow as a result of a hit-and-run.
Leslie Charteris's character Simon Templar/The Saint was first seen on the screen in the nine-film RKO Radio Pictures series (1938-53), starring Louis Hayward in the first and final installments and George Sanders in the others. The first "The Saint" television series aired in syndication (1963-66) and on NBC-TV (1967-69), starring Roger Moore. A subsequent series, "Return of the Saint" (1979-80) aired on CBS-TV starring Ian Ogilvy. CBS-TV, as part of the "CBS Summer Playhouse," aired a one hour pilot called "The Saint" (1987) starring Andrew Clarke.
Began shooting March 26, 1996.
Completed shooting August 9, 1996.
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1997
Released in United States on Video August 16, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 16, 1997
