Evil Under the Sun

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Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novel of the same name, featuring an ensemble cast and a glamorous island resort setting.

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instanceOf British film
film
mystery film
artDirector Peter Lamont
authorOfSourceWork Agatha Christie
basedOn Evil Under the Sun (novel)
linked to: Evil Under the Sun

Hercule Poirot character
cinematographer Christopher Challis
composer Cole Porter
costumeDesigner Anthony Powell
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Guy Hamilton
distributor Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
editor Richard Marden
featuresCharacter Hercule Poirot
filmingLocation Ibiza
linked to: Ibiza, Spain

Majorca
linked to: Mallorca
followedBy Thirteen at Dinner (1985 film)
linked to: Thirteen at Dinner
genre crime
mystery
whodunit
musicAdaptedFrom songs by Cole Porter
notableFeature ensemble cast
use of Cole Porter songs
originalLanguage English
partOf Hercule Poirot film series starring Peter Ustinov
plotSummary Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a famous stage actress at an exclusive island resort.
precededBy Death on the Nile (1978 film)
producer John Brabourne
Richard Goodwin
linked to: Richard B. Goodwin
productionCompany Agatha Christie Productions
EMI Films
releaseYear 1982
role Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
linked to: Hercule Poirot
runningTime approximately 117 minutes
screenwriter Anthony Shaffer
setting Adriatic Sea (fictional island)
luxury island resort
starred Colin Blakely
Denis Quilley
Diana Rigg
James Mason
Jane Birkin
Maggie Smith
Nicholas Clay
Peter Ustinov
Roddy McDowall
Sylvia Miles

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Guy Hamilton directed Evil Under the Sun
Peter Ustinov notableWork Evil Under the Sun
Anthony Shaffer notableWork Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot appearsInWork Evil Under the Sun
Diana Rigg notableWork Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot series hasWork Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot series hasAdaptation Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)
linked to: Evil Under the Sun
Barry Sandler notableWork Evil Under the Sun
Barry Sandler wroteScreenplayFor Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun (1982 film) basedOn Evil Under the Sun (novel)
subject linked to: Evil Under the Sun
linked to: Evil Under the Sun
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller notableWork Evil Under the Sun
Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma notableWork Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)
linked to: Evil Under the Sun