# The Saint (1997 film)

The Saint is a 1997 American thriller film about a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
    Directed by Phillip Noyce. Written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick, loosely based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928.

## Simon Templar

* My name is Buro Houtenfaust. I was named for a Saint who was a very wealthy man. He had the wine, the women, the songs, the whole bit, and then inexplicably, took a vow of poverty and became a hermit. Ran off to live in the forest, in the nude.
* [prepares to pick the lock on the door of a Russian government building, only to find it unlocked] I love this country.
* Allow me to introduce myself. My name is August Christopher. I was named for St. Augustan, who coined my favorite phrase, 'Give me chastity and give me constancy, but do not give it yet.'
* If you think that by giving cold fusion to the world and giving up unimaginable wealth you'll make us happy, you're right.
* My name is Thomas Moore. I was named after a Saint who died for his faith.

## Dr. Emma Russell

* Your work... is very dangerous and alive. And I love your poems; they move me. But that's not who you really are... You're running from your past and your pain. And yet you keep it so... close to you, so you don't have to be afraid of who you are... because you're beautiful.

## Ivan Tretiak

* I invest millions, and you can't make it work! [throws papers] WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY MONEY! Do you think [brief pause] it comes so easy?

## Dialogue

    Emma Russell: You're not Martin.
    Simon Templar: No.
    Emma Russell: What is your name?
    Simon Templar: I don't have a name.
    Emma Russell: Sad. Will you have a name when we get home?
    Simon Templar: I don't have a home.
    Simon Templar: I'm a thief.
    Emma Russell: I want my cards back.
    Simon Templar: You flew all this way because you want your cards back?
    Emma Russell: Yes I did.
    Simon Templar: No, it's because you're in love.
    Simon Templar: [gets slapped by Emma] I rest my case.
    Emma Russell: Who are you?
    Simon Templar: Nobody has a clue. Least of all me.
    Ivan Tretiak: What?
    Simon Templar: What?
    Simon Templar: Don't look down. You know who I am?
    Ivan Tretiak: No.
    Simon Templar: I'm the thief you tried to cheat. [Takes a phone] And this is your accountant. [Gives phone to Tretiak] Talk to him.
    [Tretiak takes the phone backwards]
    Simon Templar: The phone goes the other way, you moron.
    Ivan Tretiak: Hello, Tretiak speaking. That money to Zurich, send it now. I said now.Yeah. [Returns phone to Simon]
    Simon Templar: Thank you. You know what the hardest part about being you is? Pretending to be so bad in bed. [Walks away]
    Ivan Tretiak: You son of the bitch.
    Emma Russell: I'm glad it stopped bleeding. You don't need stitches. We have to disinfect it though.
    Simon Templar: You really are an angel.
    Emma Russell: Mmm hmm. [soaking cotton ball in rubbing alcohol and approaching the cut with it] It's gonna hurt.
    Simon Templar: AHH! [surprising Emma, laughing] Ha ha...! sorry... [serious, realizing it wasn't funny] I'm sorry... Are you alright?
    Emma Russell: Yeah...
    Simon Templar: I-I should go.
    Emma Russell: No... take off your pants.
    Simon Templar: [beat] Pardon?
    Emma Russell: [embarrassed] I mean your sweater. There's blood on it. I'll wash it.
    Simon Templar: Very domestic. There's blood on your blouse as well. I'll wash it. [unbuttons her blouse, revealing her hidden cold fusion notes. He tries to remove them, but she doesn't let him] Do you have any wine?
    Emma Russell: [reading Simon's journal aloud] "I see my angel for the first time. Know my purpose, feel my birth, Hear, at first faintly, then distinctly The sweet strains of our union. Our love heats up the cold universe And gives my tired, desperate hope A reason and season to be revealed."
    Simon Templar: "We, purified by our kisses, are eternally healed."
    Emma Russell: After all, you are my personal saint.
    Simon Templar: You have to be a very good, and usually very dead person to become a saint. And more importantly, you need to work three miracles. Now, get to work.
    Simon Templar: Tell me you love me.
    Emma Russell: I love you.
    Simon Templar: Simon.
    Emma Russell: I love you Simon.
    Simon Templar: Miracle three.

## Taglines

* Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous.
* Never reveal your name. Never turn your back. Never surrender your heart.
* Who is The Saint
* A man without a name, can never be identified. A man who doesn't exist, can never be caught. A man who doesn't love, can never truly be alive

## External links

* The Saint quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* The Saint (1997 film) at Allmovie