Le Saint prend l'affût (1966)
Directed by Christian-Jaque

Adventure Drama
aka: The Saint Lies in Wait

Film Synopsis

A French fraudster plays a dangerous double game by selling secret plans to the German and American secret services, to ensure a comfortable future for his daughter, Sophie.  But the documents are fake and the scam is soon uncovered.  The man decides to avail himself of the services of the famous adventurer Simon Templar, alias The Saint...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christian-Jaque
  • Script: Leslie Charteris, Christian-Jaque, Jean Ferry, Henri Jeanson, Marcel Jullian
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Petit
  • Music: Gérard Calvi
  • Cast: Jean Marais (Simon Templar), Jess Hahn (Hoppy Uniatz), Jean Yanne (Mueller-Strasse), Danièle Evenou (Sophie Chartier), Raffaella Carrà (Madame Anita Pavone), Sylvain Levignac (Hans), Tiberio Murgia (Tonio Cotone), Henri Virlojeux (Oscar Chartier), Claudio Gora (Cesare Pavone), Maria Brockerhoff (Monica), Roger Carel (Le professeur), Katia Christine (Mary), Hélène Dieudonné (Herminie), Reinhard Kolldehoff (Schmutz), Jack Lenoir (L'homme de main de Slimane), Jacques Marbeuf (L'agent américain), Carlo Pisacane (Agatino Camaleonte), Siegfried Rauch (Johnny K.W. Mest), Nerio Bernardi, Henri Guégan
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Saint Lies in Wait

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