The Saint in Manhattan (1987)

Directed by

James Frawley

Genre

action, adventure, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Simon Templar, a skilled thief and adventurer known as The Saint, finds himself in New York City where he gets involved in a mystery. The story follows his efforts to solve the case using his wit and charm.

lightcasualmid-pacednostalgicunderstatedplot-drivenreservedclassic

What happens

The Saint in Manhattan is a 1987 television pilot for an Australian-filmed, American-backed revival series based on The Saint starring Andrew Clarke as Simon Templar. The pilot was not picked up for a series but on June 12, 1987, it was broadcast as the first installment of CBS Summer Playhouse, a series that aired unsold television pilots during the summer season. In 2012, the pilot was released on DVD by Madman Entertainment in Australia. The DVD has since been out of print. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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