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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767061636
Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767061632
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 29, 2005
Running Time: 612 minutes
Sales Rank: 19543
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1967
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Description:
Fearless, debonair, and determined to see justice, Simon Templar, aka THE SAINT, took the world by storm in 1962. Now, the dazzling black-and-white debut season of this modern-day Robin Hood is on DVD for the first time. Sympathetic to those in distress, especially when they're wearing a dress, THE SAINT circles the globe in his trademark white Volvo, deploying lethal charm as his weapon of choice. Based on the best-selling novel Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charteris, Roger Moore's portrayal of this glamorous mystery man with a heart of gold created a television legend. With impeccable taste for the finer things in life, Templar dashed through one heart-pulsing adventure after another, forever chased by Scotland Yard's peppermint-chewing Inspector Teal. Action-packed, stylish, and dependably sexy, this three-disc DVD set features all 12 black-and-white episodes from the debut season of THE SAINT. DVD Features: Roger Moore Biography and Filmography; The History Of The Saint; Photo Gallery; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
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Rating:  - The Saint Collection Set I Review
This is really cool. I remember the old reruns on TV from when I was little, and recall enjoying them so I took a chance and bought this set. I do not regret it. Even these early episodes are very well-written, well-acted, and to my surprise the film quality is quite good. Sometimes with older TV shows you get iffy visual quality, but these are crystal clear. Moore is terrific as the Saint. It's also cool to see different parts of the world circa the early 1960's. Cool cars, cool furniture, everyone is well-dressed, and of course Moore is very classy. The thing that impressed me the most is the writing and the plots. I was afraid TV from this era might not age well, but they're not cheesy at all, and they really did age quite well. Still completely watchable today.
Rating:  - Gold heart and an iron fist
Fans of 60s cult TV - or good detective drama from any era - will thoroughly enjoy this collection from the black-and-white first season of "The Saint."
The 12 episodes filmed in 1962 show Moore at his absolute best - bringing out all the wit, creativity, and courage hinted at in Leslie Charteris's many stories. Simon Templar is both bon vivant and justice seeker. As played by Moore, Templar gives the viewer a hint of his alleged criminal past. But he uses his knowledge of the underworld to see that the crooked are brought to justice, and Moore delivers his lines and fight scenes brilliantly...with that fierce sense of well-bred outrage.
Moore is helped by an excellent cast of guest stars, British and American. There are two nice peformances by future "Goldfinger" actress Shirley Eaton (in "The Talented Husband" and "The Effete Angler") and Alan Gifford as NYC Police Inspector John Henry Fernack ("The Careful Terrorist" and "The Element of Doubt").
These episodes, produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman, are mostly well-written adaptations of Charteris stories. The screenwriting is crisp and suspenseful. Two of the best of the entire series are here, in the premiere episode "The Talented Husband" (Simon tries to head off a playwright's murder of his third wife) and "The Arrow of God" (a boorish, annoying society columnist is murdered by one of a number of guests with shady pasts).
The early episodes shine even when the premise of a scene is ... Read More
Rating: - "Sooner or later, the ungodly get what they deserve."
Simon Templar, aka the Saint, has been around a loooong time. Author Leslie Charteris debuted him way back in the 1928 novel MEET THE TIGER. Since then the Saint has seen plenty of time on-screen, as fleshed out by a boatload of actors (Louis Hayward, the wonderfully suave George Sanders, Hugh Sinclair, and even Val Kilmer). But, let's be real, no one fit the halo better than Roger Moore.
From 1962 to 1969, the British television series THE SAINT chronicled the globetrotting exploits of Simon Templar as he sought to help the helpless, punish the criminal element, and have a good time doing it. THE SAINT - THE EARLY EPISODES, SET 1 contains the 12 episodes which make up the 1962 debut season. Presented in crisp black & white (the series would be colorized in 1966), these early adventures sparkle with freshness and charm. And, yup, from the get-go, that memorable theme song wormed itself into the brain.
The first episode is titled "The Talented Husband." Its pre-credit sequence unveils a dapper Roger Moore as the Saint gazing at the camera and bemoaning the woes of crappy theater, yet he does this with a twinkle in the eye. This sets the tone for his character as Templar would mostly retain this lighthearted touch even when dealing with the "ungodly," as he calls them. But there are moments when the Saint gets down and dirty and very serious. One of his quotes referencing the "ungodly" is: "Sooner or later, the ungodly get what they deserve." And if it's up to the Saint, ... Read More
Rating: - Better than the later color episodes.....
The first series of black and white episodes of the Saint apppear to be more gritty and realisitc compared to the later color series also available thru A&E and Amazon. In this set Simon Templar is less the cocky, errant playboy and more akin to a hardened private investigator outswindling the swindlers and working for the little guy.
This was Roger Moore's first starring role in a series that earned him a place in movie history as the longest-playing actor to portray Ian Fleming's 007. It has been said that the first series represents Leslie Charteris' protagonist more accurately than the later color episodes.
As with other series produced by ITC, expect to see many of the same fine English supporting actors from other popular programs like "Secret Agent," "Man in a Suitcase," "Gideon's Way," and "The Baron." It is astounding how many quality programs were produced thru the ITC Network in the UK during the 60's.
The episodes in both sets I and II are nicely remastered and the audio quality is excellent--A&E has done a fine job here as usual. Sadly, some extras would have been more welcome. The Carlton DVD set (in Region 2 encoding) of the b&w episodes offer interviews with Robert Baker, the director of the series, as well as original publicity documentation from ITC promoting the series.
Rating: - The Saint - The Early Episodes - Set 1: episode listing
A&E doesn't list the episodes on the outside of the Set 1 box, or on their website, so here goes:
DISC ONE
The Talented Husband
The Latin Touch
The Careful Terrorist
The Covetous Headsman
DISC TWO
The Loaded Tourist
The Pearls Of Peace
The Arrow Of God
The Element Of Doubt
DISC THREE
The Effete Angler
The Golden Journey
The Man Who Was Lucky
The Charitable Countess
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