---
title: 'Evil Under the Sun (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guy Hamilton'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/evil-under-the-sun-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083908/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Evil Under the Sun (1982)

1982 · PG · 116 min · Drama, Crime · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton, based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. Peter Ustinov stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, whom he had previously portrayed in Death on the Nile (1978).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guy Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-hamilton)
- **Screenplay:** [Anthony Shaffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-shaffer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cole Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/cole-porter)
- **Producer:** [John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-knatchbull-7th-baron-brabourne), [Richard Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-goodwin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Challis](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-challis)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marden)

## Cast

- [Nicholas Clay](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-clay)
- [Roddy McDowall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-mcdowall)
- [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov) as Hercule Poirot
- [Denis Quilley](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-quilley)
- [Barbara Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hicks)
- [Colin Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-blakely)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [Jane Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-birkin)
- [Richard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-vernon)
- [Sylvia Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-miles)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith)
- [Diana Rigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-rigg)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/evil-under-the-sun-1982
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