The Fiction-Makers (1968)

The Saint is asked to act as a bodyguard to the best-selling adventure author Amos Klein, a young woman who uses a male pen-name.

Director:

Roy Ward Baker (as Roy Baker)

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (The Saint by), John Kruse (story)

Stars:

Roger Moore, Sylvia Syms, Justine Lord

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Moore	...	The Saint
Sylvia Syms	...	Amos Klein
Justine Lord	...	Galaxy Rose
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Warlock
Philip Locke	...	Frug
Tom Clegg	...	Monk
Nicholas Smith	...	Bishop
Roy Hanlon	...	Nero Jones
Caron Gardner	...	Carol Henley
Peter Ashmore	...	Finlay-Hugoson
Frank Maher	...	Rip Savage
Graham Armitage	...	Carson
Lila Kaye	...	Ma
Joe Gibbons	...	Pa
Anthony Blackshaw	...	Morgan

Storyline

The Saint is asked to act as a bodyguard to the best-selling adventure author Amos Klein, a young woman who uses a male pen-name.

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Plot Keywords:

the saint | edited from tv series | james bond spoof | independent film | 

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Taglines:

The Saint's most dangerous mission!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

News and info about The Saint

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 1968 (UK)

Also Known As:

Az Angyal elrablása

Filming Locations:

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bamore, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (photographed in) (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Leicester Square Odeon premiere of Amos Klein's latest Charles Lake film "Sunburst Five" features in Frug's copy of "Screen Album", where it states that Roy Baker is the movie's director. This is an in-joke, as in reality, Roy Ward Baker directed this movie. The article notes his filmography includes "Queen's Ransom", which itself is the title of one of Baker's many directing jobs on the third season of the series.

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Connections

Edited from The Saint: The Fiction Makers: Part 2 (1968)

User Reviews

The Best Heist Movie Ever

Granted, I've never seen Rififi or Grand Slam, but this one-time TV two-parter of The Saint that was later given a theatrical release is to me, the best heist movie I've ever watched. Roger Moore stars, in his pre-Bond days, in a sendup of James Bond pictures, as Simon Templar, he is sent to protect the identity of a fictional Ian Fleming named Amos Klein, who prefers to remain anonymous to the public. It turns out that Mr. Klein is actually a girl, and she and Templar are kidnapped by a gang who take their identities from the baddies in Klein's book and Klein is asked to produce a real-life device to break into an actual fortress of a bank.

The comedy is hilarious, and the spoof of Bond works on so many levels: it's a Bond movie that spoofs Bond played by a James Bond. Roger Moore may only be able to play one thing, but he plays it wonderfully with effortless charm, Sylvia Syms is terrific as Klein, and Kenneth J. Warren outstanding as the Klein devotee/gang leader Warlock. This is a sadly lost piece of work and one of the most underrated movies in the world. And I never fail to laugh when Moore scolds Ken Warren for behaving "like a mentally deficient buffalo." 4 **** out of 4