Roger Moore Is The Saint

Roger Moore stars as Simon Templar in Vendetta For The Saint (1969). Simon Templar is stylish, sophisticated, and seemingly wealthy, yet his past is shrouded in mystery.

Based upon the book by Leslie Charteris, Vendetta For The Saint involved Templar in a deadly case of mistaken identity. While in Italy, Templar encounters Alessandro Destamio (well-known British character actor, Ian Hendry), who claims he's from an aristocratic Italian family, yet a bank manager believes him to be Dino Cardelli, a former bank clerk. When the bank manager is found murdered, The Saint is determined to discover Destamio's true identity.

Templar befriends Destamio's girlfriend, Lily (Aimi Macdonald) and soon lands in jail on false charges. A local investigator, Marco Ponti (George Pastell), orders his release and warns him he's come up against the Sicilian mafia. It's a critical time for the crime family-Don Pasquale (Finlay Currie) is dying and Destamio wants the job. As Templar risks his life to prove that Destamio is really Cardelli, he survives multiple assassination attempts, plants a seed of doubt about Destamio in Don Pasquale's mind, and enlists beautiful women to help him solve the case.

Directed by Jim O'Connolly, Written by Harry W. Junkin and John Kruse, Produced by Robert S. Baker. Also starring Ian Hendry (as Alessandro Destamio).