Evil Under the Sun

1982

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982 Feature Film ★ 7/10

Released 3/5/1982 (United States)

📖 Storyline

Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding a dead woman's body found on a moor, and then an important diamond sent to the company to be insured, turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall (Dame Diana Rigg) by Sir Horace Blatt (Colin Blakely), and Arlena is on her honeymoon with her husband and stepdaughter on a Mediterranean island hotel. He joins them on the island and finds that everybody else starts to hate Arlena for different reasons, refusing to do a stage show, stopping a book, and for having an open affair with Patrick Redfern (Nicholas Clay), another guest, in full view of his shy wife. So it's only a matter of time before Arlena turns up dead, strangled, and Poirot must find out who it is. —Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding a dead woman's body found on a moor, and then an important diamond sent to the company to be insured, turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall (Dame Diana Rigg) by Sir Horace Blatt (Colin Blakely), and Arlena is on her honeymoon with her husband and stepdaughter on a Mediterranean island hotel. He joins them on the island and finds that everybody else starts to hate Arlena for different reasons, refusing to do a stage show, stopping a book, and for having an open affair with Patrick Redfern (Nicholas Clay), another guest, in full view of his shy wife. So it's only a matter of time before Arlena turns up dead, strangled, and Poirot must find out who it is. —Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Guy Hamilton
Main Star Peter Ustinov, Character: Hercule Poirot
Supporting James Mason (as Odell Gardener), Maggie Smith (as Daphne Castle), Colin Blakely (as Sir Horace Blatt), Jane Birkin (as Christine Redfern), Nicholas Clay (as Patrick Redfern), Roddy McDowall (as Rex Brewster), Sylvia Miles (as Myra Gardener), Denis Quilley (as Kenneth Marshall), Diana Rigg (as Arlena Marshall), Emily Hone (as Linda Marshall), John Alderson (as Police Sergeant), Paul Antrim (as Police Inspector), Cyril Conway (as Police Surgeon), Barbara Hicks (as Flewitt's Secretary), Richard Vernon (as Flewitt), Robert Dorning (as Concierge), Dimitri Andreas (as Gino)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Awards, 1 nomination total
IMDb Rating 7/10 (22,578 votes)
Reviews 133
Release Date 3/5/1982 (United States)
Format Feature Film
Filmed In United States
Country United States

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