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Evil Under the Sun
1h 57min
THRILLER
CRIME
MYSTERY
DRAMA
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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Original Title
Evil Under the Sun
Critics & Audience Score
5.6
Total Votes
445
Release Year
1982
Runtime (Duration)
1h 57min
Production Budget
$10M
Box Office Revenue
$6.1M
Profit / Loss Analysis
-$3.9M
Casting
Actors

Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot

James Mason
Odell Gardener

Sylvia Miles
Myra Gardener

Roddy McDowall
Rex Brewster

Maggie Smith
Daphne Castle

Jane Birkin
Christine Redfern

Nicholas Clay
Patrick Redfern

Diana Rigg
Arlena Stuart Marshall

Denis Quilley
Kenneth Marshall

Colin Blakely
Horace Blatt
Emily Hone
Linda Marshall
Paul Antrim
Police Inspector
Cyril Conway
Police Surgeon

John Alderson
Police Sergeant

Richard Vernon
Flewitt

Dimitri Andreas
Gino

Robert Dorning
Concierge

Barbara Hicks
Flewitt's Secretary
Walter Henry
Waiter (uncredited)
Eric Kent
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Vicar on Train (uncredited)
Crew

Guy Hamilton
DIRECTOR
Barry Sandler
WRITER

Anthony Shaffer
SCREENPLAY
John Brabourne
PRODUCER
Richard Goodwin
PRODUCER
Christopher Challis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Marden
EDITOR

Agatha Christie
NOVEL

Anthony Powell
COSTUME DESIGN
Alan Cassie
ART DIRECTION
John Lanchbery
MUSIC ARRANGER

Cole Porter
MUSIC
John Richards
SOUND RECORDIST
Robin Browne
CAMERA OPERATOR
Nobby Cross
GAFFER
John W. Mitchell
SOUND RECORDIST
Hugh Casson
TITLE DESIGNER
John Palmer
CAMERA OPERATOR
Frank Walsh
SET DESIGNER

Andy Armstrong
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Robert Ellis
TITLE GRAPHICS

Dyson Lovell
CASTING
Elliot Scott
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jill Carpenter
MAKEUP ARTIST
Bob Penn
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Roy Birchley
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Derek Cracknell
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Peter Howitt
SET DECORATION
Nicholas Stevenson
SOUND EDITOR
Jim Brennan
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ramon Gow
HAIRDRESSER
Rosemary Burrows
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Barrie Melrose
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Bill Rowe
SOUND RECORDIST