Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 film ) - wikipedia Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 film ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) Evil Under the Sun Original film poster Directed by Guy Hamilton Produced by John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin Written by Anthony Shaffer Barry Sandler Agatha Christie ( novel ) Starring Peter Ustinov Jane Birkin Colin Blakely Nicholas Clay James Mason Roddy McDowall Sylvia Miles Denis Quilley Diana Rigg Maggie Smith Music by Cole Porter Cinematography Christopher Challis Edited by Richard Marden Production company EMI Films Titan Productions Mersham Productions Distributed by Columbia - EMI - Warner Universal Pictures Release date 5 March 1982 ( 1982 - 03 - 05 ) Running time 117 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Box office $6.1 million Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British mystery film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. It was directed by Guy Hamilton, and stars Peter Ustinov in his second theatrical appearance as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Filming locations 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Plot A hiker finds a dead woman on the Yorkshire moors ; the victim, who has been strangled, is identified as Alice Ruber. Shortly afterwards, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ( Peter Ustinov ) examines a diamond belonging to millionaire industrialist Sir Horace Blatt ( Colin Blakely ), and declares it a fake. Assured that Sir Horace gave a real diamond to his mistress and she later returned the fake to him, Poirot agrees to meet Sir Horace at an exclusive Adriatic island resort to confront her. The hotel is the former summer palace of the reigning King of Tyrania, now owned by Daphne Castle ( Maggie Smith ), who had received the palace `` for services rendered ''. Sir Horace 's former mistress is actress Arlena Stuart Marshall ( Diana Rigg ), who is on holiday with her husband Kenneth ( Denis Quilley ). Arlena is emotionally abusive to her stepdaughter, Linda ( Emily Hone ), and flirts with handsome young Patrick Redfern ( Nicholas Clay ), who is himself married to the meek Christine ( Jane Birkin ). Patrick is on the island only because Arlena arranged it. Kenneth turns to his old friend, Daphne, who reviles the way that Arlena treats both him and Linda. Arlena has also caused financial problems for Odell and Myra Gardener ( James Mason and Sylvia Miles ) by walking out of a major play, and refusing another. Writer Rex Brewster ( Roddy McDowall ) has already spent the royalties advanced to him for a tell - all biography of Arlena, but she refuses to give him a release. Early one morning, Arlena takes a paddle - boat to Ladder Bay. Patrick and Myra go for a boat trip around the island and see a body lying motionless on the beach. Patrick approaches the body and recognizes Arlena, announcing that she has been strangled. Poirot must determine which of his eight fellow guests -- or Daphne -- is the murderer. Daphne had heard Kenneth in his room typing at the time of the murder, and Christine was with Linda at Gull Cove and did not leave until 11 : 55 for a 12 : 30 tennis match. Sir Horace argued with Arlena about the diamond at Ladder Bay at 11 : 30, which is confirmed by his yacht crew and by Daphne. Arlena kept the diamond, promising an explanation that evening, and Poirot finds the fake jewel nearby in a grotto. Patrick left at 11 : 30 with Myra, seeing Sir Horace 's yacht coming, and hearing the noon cannon. Rex met Linda entering Gull Cove at 12 : 00, and reports that a bottle flung from the top of a cliff nearly hit him. Odell was seen reading by Daphne and her staff. He claims low water pressure hindered his 12 : 15 wash before tennis, but nobody admits to bathing at that time. Assembling the suspects together, Poirot accuses Christine and Patrick of the crime : Christine knocked out Arlena and hid her in the nearby grotto, and Patrick strangled the helpless Arlena later. Christine posed as Arlena with makeup to simulate a suntan, Arlena 's swimsuit and large red hat, to be purposely mis - identified by Patrick in Myra 's presence. But Poirot had smelled Arlena 's perfume in the grotto. Christine set Linda 's watch twenty minutes fast, suggested a swim cap to muffle the noon cannon, and corrected the watch afterward. She tossed out the lotion bottle, almost hitting Rex, and bathed off her tan, thus depriving the leaky hotel water system of pressure. Poirot suspects that Patrick switched Sir Horace 's jewel with a paste one, and that Patrick and Christine killed Arlena to protect the theft. The Redferns scoff at the detective 's accusations, as he has no real proof. On leaving the hotel, Patrick pays by cheque, signing the `` R '' in `` Redfern '' in a distinctive way that Poirot recognizes as the same way `` Felix Ruber '', husband of the Yorkshire moor victim, signed his name. The hiker that found the body had been Christine, establishing Patrick 's alibi. Poirot knows photos from the British police will show Patrick and Felix to be the same person. Patrick puts a pipe in his mouth that has never been lit during his stay ; Poirot empties the pipe bowl to reveal the genuine diamond. The Redferns are then arrested as Poirot and the other guests leave the island. Cast Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective Maggie Smith as Daphne Castle, the owner of the island resort Colin Blakely as Sir Horace Blatt, a millionaire industrialist Diana Rigg as glamorous actress Arlena Stuart Marshall Denis Quilley as Kenneth Marshall, Arlena 's husband Emily Hone as Linda Marshall, Kenneth 's teenage daughter from an earlier marriage Roddy McDowall as Rex Brewster, a pompous writer and theatre critic James Mason and Sylvia Miles as Odell and Myra Gardener, New York City theatrical producers Nicholas Clay and Jane Birkin as Patrick and Christine Redfern, a handsome young man and his mousy wife Production The screenplay was written by Anthony Shaffer ( who had worked on previous Christie adaptations ) and an uncredited Barry Sandler. The adaptation stayed fairly close to Christie 's work but truncated scenes for time constraints, removed minor characters, and added humorous elements that were not present in the novel. Additionally, the novel was set in Devon, but the film was set on an Adriatic island in the fictional kingdom of Tyrania ( based on Albania ). The characters of Rosamund Darnley and Mrs. Castle were merged, the characters of Major Barry and Reverend Stephen Lane were omitted, and the female character of Emily Brewster was written as a man named Rex Brewster, played by McDowall. Ustinov made his second film appearance as Poirot, having previously played the Belgian detective in Death on the Nile ( 1978 ) ; Smith and Birkin also appeared in both films. Quilley and Blakely appeared in the earlier Brabourne - produced Murder on the Orient Express ( 1974 ). Guy Hamilton had previously directed another Agatha Christie film, The Mirror Crack 'd, in 1980. Costumes for the film were designed by Academy Award winner Anthony Powell. Filming locations Dragonera from Majorca. The film was shot at Lee International Studios in Wembley, London, and on location in Majorca, Spain. The actual island used for aerial shots is Sa Dragonera, an uninhabited islet with `` natural park '' status, located just off the west coast of Majorca near Sant Elm. Other locations used were Cala Blanca as Ladder Bay, and offshore at Sant Elm for the south of France ( Sir Horace 's boat scenes ). Cala d'en Monjo was used for the exteriors of Daphne 's Cove and Hotel ; the hotel itself was a private estate later bought by the Island Council of Majorca ( along with Ajuntament de Calvià - Municipal ) to create a natural park, which was demolished to its foundations. Gull Cove is the remote Cala en Feliu on the Formentor Peninsula. The other hotel exterior shots were filmed at the Raixa Estate, a large Italian style villa surrounded by Pietro Lazzarini - designed gardens, located in Bunyola, north of Palma. Once owned by the German designer Jil Sander, it was subsequently purchased by the Island Council of Majorca. Finally, Poirot boards his boat to the island from Cala de Deià, the coastal area of the exclusive town. The early scenes on the moors were shot in the Yorkshire Dales, England, with the exterior of the police station being the former Literary Institute in Muker, Swaledale. Notes Jump up ^ Cala Blanca is located at 39 ° 32 ′ 12 '' N 2 ° 24 ′ 26 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.536674 ° N 2.407315 ° E ﻿ / 39.536674 ; 2.407315. Jump up ^ Sant Elm is located at 39 ° 34 ′ 38 '' N 2 ° 21 ′ 02 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.577317 ° N 2.350656 ° E ﻿ / 39.577317 ; 2.350656. Jump up ^ Cala d'en Monjo is located at 39 ° 31 ′ 44.72 '' N 002 ° 25 ′ 50.49 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.5290889 ° N 2.4306917 ° E ﻿ / 39.5290889 ; 2.4306917. Jump up ^ Cala en Feliu is located at 39 ° 55 ′ 48.40 '' N 003 ° 09 ′ 48.23 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.9301111 ° N 3.1633972 ° E ﻿ / 39.9301111 ; 3.1633972. Jump up ^ The Raixa Estate is located at 39 ° 40 ′ 50.9628 '' N 002 ° 40 ′ 22.2528 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.680823000 ° N 2.672848000 ° E ﻿ / 39.680823000 ; 2.672848000. References Jump up ^ `` Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Canby, Vincent ( 5 March 1982 ). `` Evil Under Sun, New Christie ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Evil Under the Sun ( 1981 ) - Guy Hamilton - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie ''. AllMovie. ^ Jump up to : `` Evil Under the Sun ''. Turner Classic Movies. Jump up ^ `` Murder on the Orient Express ( 1975 ) ''. Jump up ^ `` The Mirror Crack 'd ( 1980 ) - Guy Hamilton - Cast and Crew - AllMovie ''. AllMovie. Jump up ^ `` Evil under the Sun ( 1982 ) ''. Jump up ^ `` Anthony Powell - Movie and Film Awards - AllMovie ''. AllMovie. Jump up ^ `` Evil Under the Sun - MARTINGALE ''. www.martincuff.com. Jump up ^ `` Sa Dragonera Natural Park, Mallorca - SeeMallorca.com ''. SeeMallorca.com. Jump up ^ ViaGallica.com. `` The peninsula of Formentor in Majorca - Hotel Formentor ''. viagallica.com. Jump up ^ `` Reel Streets ''. www.reelstreets.com. Jump up ^ `` Cultural Heritage, cultural Routes, cultural spaces, natural heritage, gastronomy, stars Islas Baleares, Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza y Formentera ''. balearsculturaltour.net. Jump up ^ Consell de Mallorca. Lacomba Produccions. `` CINEMA AND THE SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA - Històries de la Serra ''. histories.serradetramuntana.net. Jump up ^ `` Reel Streets ''. www.reelstreets.com. External links Evil Under the Sun on IMDb Evil Under the Sun at Rotten Tomatoes Agatha Christie 's Hercule Poirot Characters Hercule Poirot Arthur Hastings James Harold Japp Ariadne Oliver Colonel Race Books Novels The Mysterious Affair at Styles ( 1920 ) The Murder on the Links ( 1923 ) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ( 1926 ) The Big Four ( 1927 ) The Mystery of the Blue Train ( 1928 ) Peril at End House ( 1932 ) Lord Edgware Dies ( 1933 ) Murder on the Orient Express ( 1934 ) Three Act Tragedy ( 1934 ) Death in the Clouds ( 1935 ) The A.B.C. Murders ( 1936 ) Murder in Mesopotamia ( 1936 ) Cards on the Table ( 1936 ) Dumb Witness ( 1937 ) Death on the Nile ( 1937 ) Appointment with Death ( 1938 ) Hercule Poirot 's Christmas ( 1938 ) Sad Cypress ( 1940 ) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe ( 1940 ) Evil Under the Sun ( 1941 ) Five Little Pigs ( 1942 ) The Hollow ( 1946 ) Taken at the Flood ( 1948 ) Mrs McGinty 's Dead ( 1952 ) After the Funeral ( 1953 ) Hickory Dickory Dock ( 1955 ) Dead Man 's Folly ( 1956 ) Cat Among the Pigeons ( 1959 ) The Clocks ( 1963 ) Third Girl ( 1966 ) Hallowe'en Party ( 1969 ) Elephants Can Remember ( 1972 ) Curtain ( 1975 ) The Monogram Murders ( 2014 ) Closed Casket ( 2016 ) Short story collections Poirot Investigates ( 1924 ) Murder in the Mews ( 1937 ) The Regatta Mystery ( 1939 ) The Labours of Hercules ( 1947 ) The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories ( 1948 ) Three Blind Mice and Other Stories ( 1950 ) The Under Dog and Other Stories ( 1951 ) The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding ( 1960 ) Double Sin and Other Stories ( 1961 ) Poirot 's Early Cases ( 1974 ) Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories ( 1991 ) The Harlequin Tea Set ( 1997 ) While the Light Lasts and Other Stories ( 1997 ) Film adaptations Alibi ( 1931 ) Black Coffee ( 1931 ) Lord Edgware Dies ( 1934 ) The Alphabet Murders ( 1965 ) Murder on the Orient Express ( 1974 ) Death on the Nile ( 1978 ) Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 ) Appointment with Death ( 1988 ) Murder on the Orient Express ( 2017 ) Plays Alibi ( 1928 ) Black Coffee ( 1930 ) Peril at End House ( 1932 ) Wasp 's Nest ( 1937 ) The Yellow Iris ( 1937, radio ) Television adaptations Thirteen at Dinner ( 1985 ) Dead Man 's Folly ( 1986 ) Murder in Three Acts ( 1986 ) Murder by the Book ( 1986 ) Agatha Christie 's Poirot ( 1989 -- 2013 ) episodes Murder on the Orient Express ( 2001 ) Agatha Christie 's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Video games Agatha Christie : Murder on the Orient Express ( 2006 ) Agatha Christie : Death on the Nile ( 2007 ) Agatha Christie : Evil Under the Sun ( 2007 ) Agatha Christie : The ABC Murders ( 2009 ) See also Black Coffee Orient Express ( board game ) Miss Marple Agatha Christie 's fictional universe Films directed by Guy Hamilton The Ringer ( 1952 ) The Intruder ( 1953 ) An Inspector Calls ( 1954 ) The Colditz Story ( 1955 ) Charley Moon ( 1956 ) Manuela ( 1957 ) The Devil 's Disciple ( 1959 ) A Touch of Larceny ( 1959 ) The Best of Enemies ( 1961 ) Man in the Middle ( 1964 ) Goldfinger ( 1964 ) The Party 's Over ( 1965 ) Funeral in Berlin ( 1966 ) Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) Diamonds Are Forever ( 1971 ) Live and Let Die ( 1973 ) The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974 ) Force 10 from Navarone ( 1978 ) The Mirror Crack 'd ( 1980 ) Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 ) Remo Williams : The Adventure Begins ( 1985 ) Try This One for Size ( 1989 ) Anthony Shaffer Films written Mr. Forbush and the Penguins ( 1971 ) Frenzy ( 1972 ) Sleuth ( 1972 ) The Wicker Man ( 1973 ) Death on the Nile ( 1978 ) Absolution ( 1978 ) Evil Under the Sun ( 1982 ) Appointment with Death ( 1988 ) Sommersby ( 1993 ) Plays Sleuth ( 1970 ) Murderer ( 1975 ) Whodunnit ( 1977 ) Novels How Doth the Little Crocodile ? ( 1952 ) Withered Murder ( 1955 ) The Wicker Man ( 1978 ) Adaptations The Wicker Man ( 2006 ) Sleuth ( 2007 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evil_Under_the_Sun_(1982_film)&oldid=837757520 '' Categories : 1982 films English - language films 1980s mystery films 1980s historical films British films British historical films British mystery films Films based on Hercule Poirot books Films directed by Guy Hamilton Screenplays by Anthony Shaffer Films set in hotels Films set in 1941 Films set on islands Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films shot in Majorca Universal Pictures films Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2015 All articles needing additional references EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from September 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Emiliàn e rumagnòl Español فارسی Français Italiano Lëtzebuergesch Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Suomi Türkçe 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 21 : 20. 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Question: where was evil under the sun with peter ustinov filmed
Answer: Lee International Studios in Wembley, London, and on location in Majorca, Spain