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Evil under the Sun (1982)

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Film details

Featuring

Peter Ustinov Colin Blakely Jane Birkin
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1982
Genre

Detective drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Hercule Poirot murder mystery set on an island in the Adriatic. Poirot travels to the island to investigate a mystery surrounding a fake jewel, but before long there is a murder to be solved. Among the guests at a luxurious hotel are a gold-digging stage star who has made plenty of enemies, a couple of Broadway producers desperate to recruit her for their new show, the star's English husband with his teenage daughter, a showbiz columnist with a grudge, and a young couple whose marriage is in trouble. Poirot is dismayed to learn in his investigations that everyone appears to have a watertight alibi, but he is not fooled for long.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Hercule Poirot
    
    Peter Ustinov
  - Sir Horace Blatt
    
    Colin Blakely
  - Christine Redfern
    
    Jane Birkin
  - Patrick Redfern
    
    Nicholas Clay
  - Daphne Castle
    
    Maggie Smith
  - Rex Brewster
    
    Roddy McDowall
  - Myra Gardener
    
    Sylvia Miles
  - Odell Gardener
    
    James Mason
  - Kenneth Marshall
    
    Denis Quilley
  - Arlena Marshall
    
    Diana Rigg
  - Linda Marshall
    
    Emily Hone
  - police sergeant
    
    John Alderson
  - police inspector
    
    Paul Antrim
  - police surgeon
    
    Cyril Conway
  - Flewitt's secretary
    
    Barbara Hicks
  - Flewitt
    
    Richard Vernon
  - concierge
    
    Robert Dorning
  - Gino
    
    Dimitri Andreas
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Guy Hamilton
  - ©
    
    Titan Productions
  - Made by
    
    Mersham Productions
  - Produced by
    
    John Brabourne
  - Produced by
    
    Richard Goodwin
  - Associate Producer
    
    Michael-John Knatchbull
  - Production Manager
    
    Jim Brennan
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Barrie Melrose
  - Production Liaison (Spain)
    
    Denise O'Dell
  - Production Liaison (Spain)
    
    Jesús Gargoles
  - Supervising Accountant
    
    Brian Harris
  - Production Assistant
    
    Barbara Allen
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Derek Cracknell
  - Continuity
    
    Elaine Schreyeck
  - Screenplay by
    
    Anthony Shaffer
  - [Original novel] By
    
    Agatha Christie
  - Director of Photography
    
    Christopher Challis
  - 2nd Unit Camera
    
    Robin Browne
  - Camera Operator
    
    John Palmer
  - Still Photography
    
    Bob Penn
  - Editor
    
    Richard Marden
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Roy Birchley
  - Production Designer
    
    Elliot Scott
  - Art Director
    
    Alan Cassie
  - Set Decorator
    
    Peter Howitt
  - Construction Manager
    
    John Paterson
  - Costumes Designed by
    
    Anthony Powell
  - Assistant to Costume Designer
    
    Joanna Johnston
  - Costumes Made by
    
    Barbara Matera
  - Costumes Made by
    
    Germinal Rangel
  - Costumes Made by
    
    Bermans & Nathans
  - Hats Made by
    
    Freddie Fox
  - Hats Made by
    
    Woody Shelp
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Rosemary Burrows
  - Chief Make-up
    
    Jill Carpenter
  - Chief Hairdresser
    
    Ramon Gow
  - Title Sketches by
    
    Hugh Casson
  - Title Graphics
    
    Robert Ellis
  - Music by
    
    Cole Porter
  - [Music] Arranged and Conducted by
    
    John Lanchbery
  - "You're the Top" Arranged by
    
    John Dalby
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Mitchell, John
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Bill Rowe
  - Sound Recordist
    
    John Richards
  - Sound Editor
    
    Nicholas Stevenson
  - Publicity
    
    Gordon Arnell
  - Studio
    
    Lee International Studios

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