The Saint in Manhattan (1987)
Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces. This TV movie was an unsold pilot for an attempted series revival.
- Date of release
- 1987-06-12
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, TV Movie
- Director
- James Frawley
Casting
- Andrew Clarke — Simon Templar
- George Rose — Woods
- Kevin Tighe — Insp. John Fernack
- Christopher Marcantel — Joey
- Holland Taylor — Fran Grogan
- Caitlin Clarke — Lily Palmer / Jessica Daniels
- Liliana Komorowska — Margot Katka
- Raymond Serra — Carmine
- Robert LuPone — Jeffrey Sinclair
- Peter Maloney — The Fixer
- Ben Vereen — Pianist in Bar
- Michael Lombard — Wally Grogan
Interesting facts
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.
Production
The pilot was shot in Manhattan in April 1987.
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