The French-Italian
film "Le Saint prend l'affût" (English: "The Saint
Lies in Wait") is released 26 October 1966 in France. The film
directed by Christian-Jaque and written by Jean Ferry is based on the
character created by Leslie Charteris. Main stars are Jean Marais as
Simon Templar alias “Le Saint”, Jess Hahn as Hoppy Uniatz and
Danièle Evenou as Sophie Chartier.
Synopsis
Oscar Chartier
(Henri Virlojeux) 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 (Danièle Evenou). But
the plans are fake and Chartier decides to get help from his good
friend Simon Templar (Jean Marais)...
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| Jean Marais as
Simon Templar alias "The Saint" |
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| Henri Virlojeux as
Oscar Chartier alias "Oscar le Tortureux" |
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| Jess Hahn as Hoppy
Uniatz and Jean Marais as
Simon Templar |
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| Danièle Evenou as
Sophie Chartier |
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| Dario Moreno as
Slimane |
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| Jean Yanne as
Mueller-Strasse |
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| Danièle Evenou as
Sophie Chartier and Jean Marais as
Simon Templar |
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| Jacques Marbeuf and Maria Broverhoff as American secret agents |
Trivia
Stunt arranger Gil
Delamare, doubling for Jean Marais, was killed during a car stunt
with a Renault Caravelle 1100 S.
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| Gil
Delamare at the wheel of the Renault Caravelle 1100 S, moments before the accident |
Main cast
- Jean Marais as
Simon Templar alias "The Saint"
- Raffaella Carrà as
Anita Pavone
- Jess Hahn as Hoppy
Uniatz
- Jean Yanne as
Mueller-Strasse, German secret agent
- Danièle Evenou as
Sophie Chartier
- Henri Virlojeux as
Oscar Chartier alias "Oscar le Tortureux"
- Sylvain as Hans,
German secret agent
- Dario Moreno as
Slimane
- Henri Guégan as
German secret agent
- Tiberio Murgia as
Tonio Catoni
- Claudio Gora as Joe
Colosimo
- Nerio Bernardi as
Cesare Pavone, the Commandatore
- Ettore Bevilacqua
as Gringo
- Carlo Piscane as
Cameleoni
- Hélène Dieudonné
as Herminie
- Daniel Crohem as
Colonel Wade
- Reinhardt
Kolldehoff as Schmutz, German secret agent
- Roger Carel as the
professor
- Siegfried Rauch as
Johnny K.W. Mest
- Jacques Marbeuf as
American secret agent
- Maria Broverhoff as
Monica, American secret agent
- Katia Christina as
Mary
