The Saint Lies in Wait (Le Saint prend l'affût)

Christian-Jaque directed this 1966 French-Italian spy comedy, The Saint Lies in Wait (Le Saint prend l'affût), from a French-only Simon Templar novel that bore Leslie Charteris's name but was ghostwritten. In Italy it was titled Il santo prende la mira and in Germany Der Lord mit der MP. It runs 90 minutes and was shot on 35 mm in colour with mono sound.

In the story, a French con man plays both sides, selling confidential documents to German and American secret services to secure a good future for his daughter Sophie. The papers prove forged and the deception is exposed, so he decides to turn to the famous adventurer Simon Templar, known as the Saint. Jean Marais plays Templar, with Jess Hahn as his associate Hoppy Uniatz, Jean Yanne as Mueller-Strasse and Danièle Évenou as Sophie Chartier. Raffaella Carrà, Henri Virlogeux and Dario Moreno also appear.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris, with sets by art director Jean Mandaroux. Christian-Jaque wrote the screenplay with Jean Ferry. The film reached French cinemas on 26 October 1966 and West German ones on 25 November 1966, when the British television series The Saint with Roger Moore was at the height of its popularity.