Evil Under the Sun 1982
Directed by Guy Hamilton
- Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
- 117 min
- PG
Rotten Tomatoes92%Metacritic61
Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise.
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
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Classical in form, resolved, cool and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
- James MasonOdell Gardener
- Sylvia MilesMyra Gardener
- Roddy McDowallRex Brewster
- Maggie SmithDaphne Castle
- Jane BirkinChristine Redfern
- Nicholas ClayPatrick Redfern
- Diana RiggArlena Stuart Marshall
- Denis QuilleyKenneth Marshall
- Colin BlakelyHorace Blatt
Crew
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- Anthony ShafferScreenplay
- Barry SandlerWriter
- Agatha ChristieNovel
- Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
- Richard MardenEditor
- John BrabourneProducer
- Richard GoodwinProducer
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