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Evil Under the Sun

6.9/10
TMDB547 votes
1982Original: English117 min

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.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cast: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Sylvia Miles, Roddy McDowall, Maggie Smith

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About Evil Under the Sun

Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise.

Evil Under the Sun (1982) is a film in the thriller, crime, mystery, drama genres. Directed by Guy Hamilton. The cast includes Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Sylvia Miles, Roddy McDowall.

Released
1982-03-05
Original language
English
Runtime
117 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production companies
EMI Films, G.W. Films, Titan Productions, Agatha Christie
Directors
Guy Hamilton
Writers
Anthony Shaffer, Barry Sandler

Evil Under the Sun cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.9/10 from 547 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

Guy Hamilton does wonders here with this fairly far-fetched Agatha Christie story about the murder of an actress - a rather unlikeable creation of Diana Rigg - on an idyllic if somewhat ramshackle island paradise run by Maggie Smith. Peter Ustinov is on hand, luckily, to exercise his little grey cells and establish who did what to whom, and why! James Mason, Sylvia Miles and Roddy McDowall head the supporting list of…

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Guy Hamilton does wonders here with this fairly far-fetched Agatha Christie story about the murder of an actress - a rather unlikeable creation of Diana Rigg - on an idyllic if somewhat ramshackle island paradise run by Maggie Smith. Peter Ustinov is on hand, luckily, to exercise his little grey cells and establish who did what to whom, and why! James Mason, Sylvia Miles and Roddy McDowall head the supporting list of suspects as "Monsieur Poirot" tries to suss it all out. It is quite an enjoyable affair with some attractive scenery and a few fun sub-plots to the main theme, but it doesn't really compare so well to "Death on the Nile" or "Murder on the Orient Express".

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What is Evil Under the Sun about?

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.

Who stars in Evil Under the Sun?

Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Sylvia Miles, Roddy McDowall, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin. See the cast cards above for character names.

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