Editing Roger Moore (section)

===Post-''Saint'' films and ''The Persuaders!'' (1969–1972)===
He made two films immediately after the series ended: ''[[Crossplot (film)|Crossplot]]'' (1969), a lightweight 'spy caper' movie, and the more challenging ''[[The Man Who Haunted Himself]]'' (1970). Directed by [[Basil Dearden]], it gave Moore the opportunity to demonstrate greater versatility than the role of Simon Templar had allowed.<ref name="BFIObit"/> In 2004, Moore said of ''The Man Who Haunted Himself'': "It was one of the few times I was allowed to act... Many say my best role was in ''The Man Who Haunted Himself''. Being a modest actor, I won't disagree."<ref name="BFIObit"/> In one scene in the film, his character says "Espionage isn't all James Bond on Her Majesty's Secret Service." 
[[File:Roger Moore - 1971.jpg|thumb|left|upright|{{center|Moore in 1971}}]]
[[Lew Grade]] lured Moore to star alongside [[Tony Curtis]] in ''[[The Persuaders!]]''. The show featured the adventures of two millionaire playboys across Europe. Moore was paid the then-unheard-of sum of £1 million for a single series, making him the highest-paid television actor in the world.<ref name="ebert"/> Lew Grade claimed in his autobiography, ''Still Dancing'', that Moore and Curtis "didn't hit it off all that well".<ref name="Grade">{{cite book |title=The Defiant One:A Biography of Tony Curtis |first=Aubrey |last=Malone |pages=149 |isbn=978-0786475957 |date=20 September 2013|publisher=McFarland }}</ref> Curtis refused to spend more time on set than was strictly necessary, while Moore was always willing to work overtime.<ref name="Grade"/> According to the DVD commentary, neither Roger Moore, an uncredited co-producer, nor [[Robert S. Baker]], the credited producer, ever had a contract other than a handshake with Lew Grade.<ref name="Grade" />

Despite its focus on the UK and US markets, ''The Persuaders!'' became more successful in other international markets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/persuade.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225141902/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/persuade.htm|url-status=dead|title=''The Persuaders!'' at Television Heaven|archivedate=25 February 2007}}</ref> On its premiere on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' on [[BBC One]]. It did however place in the Top 20 most-viewed television series in the UK throughout 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fiftiesweb.com/tv/tv-ratings-uk-70s/|title=Classic TV – Old UK TV Show Ratings – 70s- FiftiesWeb|date=12 August 2004 }}</ref> The lack of success in the US, where it had been sold to ABC, Curtis put down to its showing at the Saturday 10pm slot, but it was successful in continental Europe and Australia.<ref name="Grade"/> In Germany, where the series was aired under the name ''Die Zwei'' ("The Two"), it became a hit through especially amusing [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] which only barely used translations of the original dialogue.