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Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise. - Evil Under the Sun
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Title: Evil Under the Sun

Release Date: 5 Mar 1982

Runtime: 1h 57m

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Director: EMI Films, G.W. Films, Titan Productions, Agatha Christie Limited

Production Companies: EMI Films, G.W. Films, Titan Productions, Agatha Christie Limited

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.895 (441 votes)

Cast

  • Hercule Poirot: Peter Ustinov
  • Odell Gardener: James Mason
  • Myra Gardener: Sylvia Miles
  • Rex Brewster: Roddy McDowall
  • Daphne Castle: Maggie Smith
  • Christine Redfern: Jane Birkin
  • Patrick Redfern: Nicholas Clay
  • Arlena Stuart Marshall: Diana Rigg
  • Kenneth Marshall: Denis Quilley
  • Horace Blatt: Colin Blakely
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