Vendetta for the Saint
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Actor: Aimi MacDonald, George Pastell, Ian Hendry, Roger Moore, Rosemary DexterBrand: MPI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MPI
Product features:
- VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT (DVD MOVIE)
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Movie Review: "Dear man, have you any idea what you're taking on?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Here's a nod to the always elegant George Sanders, but Roger Moore has to be considered the definitive Simon Templar. Watching Moore breathe life into the "Robin Hood of modern crime," marveling at the wit and charm and unruffled sophistication of his character - and, of course, that ever present twinkle in his eye - well, one can see why he was tapped to succeed Sean Connery as 007.
VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT was first a 1964 novel by Leslie Charteris, although I heard that it was actually ghost written by noted sci-fi author Harry Harrison. This film adaptation was originally a two-part episode which aired in 1969 in THE SAINT's final season, but then re-edited and released theatrically in Europe. For those not yet in the loop, Simon Templar a.k.a. the Saint scours the globe in search of adventure, seeking to redress wrongs, foil villainy, and, yeah, hook up with gorgeous women.
VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT finds Simon embroiled in a case of mistaken identity and assumed identity, the Sicilian Mafia, and (these last two is a given) attempts on his life and run-ins with the local police. As in most of his adventures, it starts with the Saint poking his nose into other people's business. In a restaurant in Naples, Italy, a banker mistakes a man for a longtime friend and fellow co-worker. But the man coldly denies the acquaintanceship, and Simon Templar steps in just in time to save the banker a beating. The next morning Simon learns that the banker has been murdered and, predictably, he can't leave it alone. So there goes the Saint, curiously butting in again. When Simon later sasses a Mafia don, and a femme fatale wonders, "Dear man, have you any idea what you're taking on?" - well, I wanted to grouse at the screen, "Woman, do you not ever watch this show?"
What would a Saint story be without our impeccably tailored man of action cooly finessing his way around a bevy of beauties? Here, he runs into a kept blonde and a mafia don's innocent niece, both of whom Simon impresses with his repertoire of ladykiller smiles, nicely delivered quips and suave gallantry. Add to those talents a pair of huevos the size of cantaloupes, and you can see why the ladies love him, the criminal underworld fears him, and police all over the world tend to treat him with prickly suspicion. VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT features an edgier Simon Templar, more so in keeping with how he's written in the novels. There's a good stretch in the film devoted to Simon simply scrambling for his life, pursued throughout the Italian countryside by Mafia henchmen. As mentioned, this film is comprised of two episodes in the TV series, and yet it does seem to present a bigger scale and more meat puppets for the Saint to pummel thru. And when Simon latches on to a shotgun, I wasn't too surprised when he actually ends up blowing away several wise guys with it. A lesson in karmic turnaround: If you're a low life crook, never ever dismissively say "Adios, Santo" to someone who sports a halo! Even if you think you've just blown him up real good.
As ever, it's neat to have that pre-opening credits scene in which Simon would invariably mention his name and then gaze skyward expectantly at that halo just appearing over his head. Classic. And, for those interested in behind the scenes stuff, this DVD also comes with interesting audio commentary from Roger Moore and producers Johnny Goodman & Bob Baker. I don't quite know if this helps any, but the funniest fun fact I learned from the commentary is that the contract signed with the Saint's creator Leslie Charteris stipulated that the Saint should "not get married, get badly injured, or contract a venereal disease." Heh.
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