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Rating: 6.5 stars

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murder mystery agatha christie detective island diamonds book adaptation beach resort hotel whodunit

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Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Directed by Guy Hamilton

Mystery | Drama

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 117 minutes

Actors

Peter Ustinov | James Mason | Sylvia Miles | Roddy McDowall | Maggie Smith | Jane Birkin | Nicholas Clay | Diana Rigg | Denis Quilley | Colin Blakely | Emily Hone | Paul Antrim | Cyril Conway | John Alderson | Richard Vernon | Dimitri Andreas | Robert Dorning | Barbara Hicks | Walter Henry | Eric Kent | Guy Standeven

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Ah yes. This AC adaptation is fine. I like the cast but not so much Peter Ustinov as Poirot. He kinda just lumbers thru the movie until the final reveal. This is another story that could be remade and some of the bloat removed.

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