''The Last Templar'' is a three-hour Canadian television

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based on the 2005 novel ''

The Last Templar ''The Last Templar'' is a 2005 novel by Raymond Khoury, and is also his debut work. The novel was on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller list for 22 months. As of 2012, it has sold over 5million copies worldwide. It was adapted into a television ...

'', which aired in the U.S. on January 25 and 26, 2009, starring

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, Danny Blanco Hall and

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. The miniseries is produced by

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-winning Robert Halmi Sr. (who produced the ''

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'' miniseries), along with Robert Halmi Jr. ('' The Poseidon Adventure''), and

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are the executive producers.

Plot

At the

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, four horsemen dressed as 12th-century knights storm the gala opening of an exhibition of

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treasures and steal an arcane medieval decoder. Archaeologist Tess Chaykin (Mira Sorvino) and FBI agent Sean Daley (

) engage in a chase across three continents in search of the enemy and the lost secret of the

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Cast

as Tess Chaykin *

as Agent Sean Daley *

as Monsignor De Angelis *

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as Knights Templar Martin

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Templar 2009 films English-language Canadian films Sonar Entertainment miniseries 2000s Canadian television miniseries Television series by Muse Entertainment Films directed by Paolo Barzman