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John Kruse
Born January 1, 1919 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Died January 1, 2004 · aged 84
John Kruse (1921–2004) was an English film and television screenwriter, director and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his work on ITC classic TV series The Saint, as well as several films of the franchise, and as the author of the best-selling novel Red Omega. John Kruse was born in England and educated at Harrow. His father, Jack Frederick Conrad Kruse, was a captain in the Royal Navy and c…
Known For
Anna Karenina · 1948Anna Karenina
★ 6.01948
MovieDramaRomance
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted— but in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Hell Drivers · 1957Hell Drivers
★ 6.71957
MovieThrillerDrama
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.
Mission: Monte Carlo · 1974Mission: Monte Carlo
★ 5.91974
MovieAdventureCrime
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Vendetta for The Saint · 1969Vendetta for The Saint
★ 6.81969
MovieThrillerCrime
Simon Templar is on holiday in Naples when a small uproar on a lunch table draws his attention. An English tourist attempts to greet an Italian businessman as an old friend, but the Italian refuses to acknowledge the greeting and claims never to have met him.
The Fiction Makers · 1968The Fiction Makers
★ 7.21968
MovieCrimeAction
Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secretive recluse named Amos Klein who writes a popular (and lucrative) series of adventure novels about a manly and suave spy.
Assault · 1971Assault
★ 5.51971
MovieCrimeDrama
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
Revenge · 1971Revenge
★ 5.71971
MovieThrillerCrime
A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.
The Saint and the Brave Goose · 1979The Saint and the Brave Goose
★ 10.01979
MovieMystery
A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released as a feature.
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