The Saint Lies in Wait
| The Saint Lies in Wait | |
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| Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
| Written by | Henri Jeanson Jean Ferry Christian-Jaque Marcel Julian |
| Based on | Le Saint prend l'affût by Leslie Charteris |
| Produced by | Jean-Paul Guibert |
| Starring | Jean Marais Jess Hahn Jean Yanne |
| Cinematography | Pierre Petit |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Gérard Calvi |
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| Distributed by | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Medusa Distribuzione |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,329,177 admissions (France) |
The Saint Lies in Wait (French: Le Saint prend l'affût, Italian: Il santo prende la mira) is a 1966 French-Italian comedy crime film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Jean Marais, Jess Hahn and Jean Yanne. It is an adaptation of a french only SimonTemplar novel Le Saint prend l'affût (1960), credited to Leslie Charteris, but in fact ghostwritten. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Mandaroux. At the time the British television series The Saint starring Roger Moore was at the height of its popularity.