▁and , ▁like ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁R K O ▁Saint ▁series , ▁considerable ▁libert ies ▁were ▁taken ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁story . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁the ▁time ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁has ▁been ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁with ▁the ▁villa ins ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁being ▁Naz is . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁dis reg ards ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁G eta way ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁third ▁chapter ▁of ▁a ▁tr il ogy ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁earlier ▁works ▁The ▁Last ▁Hero ▁and ▁Knight ▁Tem pl ar . ▁Un like ▁other ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁Saint ▁series , ▁Char ter is ▁himself ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁screen play . ▁Also , ▁unlike ▁the ▁previous ▁Saint ▁films , ▁which ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁The ▁Saint ' s ▁V ac ation ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁where ▁Tem pl ar ▁( H ugh ▁S inc la ir ) ▁interrupt s ▁his ▁hol iday ▁to ▁retrieve ▁a ▁missing ▁secret ▁code . ▁The ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁mystery ▁is ▁a ▁Swiss ▁music ▁box ▁with ▁a ▁most ▁unusual ▁t une , ▁dil ig ently ▁sought ▁after ▁by ▁enemy ▁agent ▁Rud olph ▁( C ec il ▁Parker ) ▁and ▁British ▁secret ▁service ▁oper ative ▁Val erie ▁( Le ue en ▁Mac Gr ath ). ▁Tem pl ar ▁is ▁a ided ▁in ▁his ▁investigation ▁by ▁rep orter ▁Mary ▁Lang don ▁( S ally ▁Gray ) ▁and ▁Mont