Writing
John Kruse
Born — Died
1919-01-01 — 2004-01-01
Place of birth
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
9 titles
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 close associate of tycoon Lord Rothermere, founder of the Daily Mail. A wealthy couple, Kruse's parents lived between London and the French Riviera, but the 1929 Crash greatly damaged their fortune. During World War II, John served as a liaison officer in India, the Middle East and Italy. After the w…
Known for
6.7An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.
Hell Drivers
1957
5.5After 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.
Assault
1971
7.2Simon 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.
The Fiction Makers
1968
6.8Simon 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.
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
5.7A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.
Revenge
1971
5.9Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
Behind the camera
6.7An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.
Hell Drivers
1957
5.5After 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.
Assault
1971
7.2Simon 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.
The Fiction Makers
1968
6.8Simon 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.
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
5.7A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.
Revenge
1971
5.9Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Mission: Monte Carlo
1974
10.0A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released as a feature.
The Saint and the Brave Goose
1979
6.6A mentally ill farm worker comes to believe that an injured car crash victim is his mother and becomes so unhinged that he turns to murder.
October Moth
1960
6.6A mentally ill farm worker comes to believe that an injured car crash victim is his mother and becomes so unhinged that he turns to murder.
October Moth
1960