Evil Under the Sun
“Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise.”
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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Part of Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection
6 films
Cast
21 people
Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Robin Hood
James Mason
Odell Gardener
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Sylvia Miles
Myra Gardener
Known for
Midnight Cowboy
She-Devil
Roddy McDowall
Rex Brewster
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
Maggie Smith
Daphne Castle
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
Jane Birkin
Christine Redfern
Known for
Blow-Up
The Swimming Pool
Nicholas Clay
Patrick Redfern
Known for
The Odyssey
Merlin
Diana Rigg
Arlena Stuart Marshall
Known for
Game of Thrones
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Denis Quilley
Kenneth Marshall
Known for
Masada
Murder on the Orient Express
Colin Blakely
Horace Blatt
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Emily Hone
Linda Marshall
Also in
Biddy
Paul Antrim
Police Inspector
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
Juggernaut
Guy Hamilton Director · Anthony Shaffer Screenplay Barry Sandler Writer
Worldwide gross $6.1M · Budget $10M · United States release March 5, 1982
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,110,804
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
EMI Films
Production
G.W. Films
Production
Titan Productions
Production
Agatha Christie
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Philippines · January 25, 1982
Premiere · Manila International Film Festival
United States · March 5, 1982
Theatrical
United Kingdom · March 23, 1982
Theatrical
Australia
February 12, 1982 · Premiere
Brazil
November 11, 1982 · Theatrical
May 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD/VHS Universal
Finland
March 5, 1982 · TV
France
April 21, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
September 30, 1982 · Theatrical
Greece
February 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 10, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Hungary
February 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Italy
September 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
December 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 5, 1982 · Theatrical
Russia
January 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
February 1, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
March 26, 1982 · Theatrical
July 2, 2008 · Physical
United Kingdom
March 22, 1982 · Premiere · London Royal Film Performance
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