utah blaine is a 1957 american western film directed by fred f. sears and starring rory calhoun .

it was based on a novel by louis l'amour .

utah blaine

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utah blaine ( 1957 ) directed by fred f . sears • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
utah blaine saves joe neal , owner of the 46 connected ranch , but when another murder attempt succeeds , blaine finds himself alone to face a gang of greedy ranchers .
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gunslinger utah blaine rescues rancher joe neal from lynching by vigilante land - grabbers and runs afoul of vigilante leader russ nevers ' interests .
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when utah blaine rescues joe neal from being lynched by a pack of land - grabbing vigilantes , joe hires utah has his ranch foreman . aided at first by only a fellow gunslinger , utah gradually rallies the townsman to his cause for a climatic showdown with russ nevers , his murderous henchman rink witter and their pack of range - wolves .
utah blaine steps in just in time to save a texas rancher from being hung by his own men . author louis l ' amour is amazing at writing stories of the old west .
interesting fact i never realized about l ' amour : so many of his books have at least one strong female character in a central role . utah blaine is especially good in this regard .
roger , village patron , june 2018 , 4 stars : colonel utah blaine rescues a rancher from hanging from vigilantes . the rancher hires him to help save his ranch and the entire valley .
a gang of ruthless ranchers had tried to hang innocent , old joe neal but utah blaine had been there to save him . now utah was going to try and save neal ' s ranch as well . however , the gang of free range ruffians were determined to stop utah . they wanted neal ' s rich ranch lands for their own and once challenged , were not about to back down . the ruffians slowly gunned down the loyal cowboys who stood with utah but then he dared to face them alone .
one of my new favorite l ' amour books ,
utah blaine
captures the reader ' s attention in the very first chapter . i listened to the book on cd , and the reader did an excellent job of reading this exciting western tale . if you enjoy a good western story like the ones heard around a campfire about good guys vs . bad guys with a heroic woman in the mix , this is a great choice ! utah blaine , the main character , beats a comic strip super hero for me any day !
“utah blaine” by louis l’amour is once again , another spectacular book by the great louis l’amour . it begins with colonel utah blaine breaking out of a mexican prison where he is being held captive during the revolution . he stumbles upon a hanging taking place in the desert . he saves the man being hung and gets tied up in a full on range war . armed with the deed to the biggest ranch on this side of texas and his trusty six - gun by his side he faces 4 other land hungry cattle outfits out to get hi
range war . utah blaine had escaped from a mexican prison and was headed north on foot when he came upon a hanging . the man in the noose was a tough old texas rancher ; the executioners were his own men turned against him , and blaine stepped out of the shadows just in time to save a life . now blaine has a proposition : he ' ll ride to the rancher ' s land , take over as foreman of his outfit , and take on his enemies . blaine is no stranger to fighting in another man ' s war , but soon enough he ' ll find a reason of his own : a cause worth dying for , and a woman worth living for . . .
colonel utah blaine , held captive by the army of the revolution , broke out of jail and headed north from mexico with nothing but the clothes on his back . then he found new trouble struggling at the end of a noose–and stepped in just in time to save the life of a texas rancher . the would - be executioners were the rancher’s own men , looking to steal his land . now utah has a un
i found this book in a dusty box in my parent ' s basement and started reading it only because i had nothing else . i decided that i ' d read it since i was moving to utah and that was in the title . in the end , i entirely enjoyed the book . i ' ve read a few louis l ' amour but it ' s been a while . utah blaine is an action packed western about range wars and love . all these years and i didn ' t realize my dad was reading romances .
don ' t underestimate utah blaine what can ' t be said about louis l ' amour that hasn ' t been said or printed . his writings answers any questions you wanted to know about the west . from the mighty pacific to the atlantic oceans everyone is familiar with this author . i will say include louis l ' amour in quest regarding how the west was settled . . .
colonel utah blaine , held captive by the army of the revolution , broke out of jail and headed north from mexico with nothing but the clothes on his back . then he found new trouble struggling at the end of a noose - and stepped in just in time to save the life of a texas rancher . the would - be executioners were the rancher ' s own men , looking to steal his land .
now utah has a unique proposition : have the wealthy texan play dead , introduce himself as the spread ' s new foreman , and take care of the outlaws one by one . the wage to fight another man ' s war ? a hundred a month plus expenses . the cost of falling in love while he earns that wage ? it wasn ' t exactly part of the original agreement , but utah will soon find out - unless the bad guys get to him first .
i liked it quite a bit . it took me a while to read because i could only read a couple minutes at a time waiting for my daughter to get off school . it follows the
legendary utah blaine
in ihs fight against a town full of killers who are after a large ranch property . at fisrt it seemed odd , the idea of a rancher almost handing over his ranch to a complete stranger . but as absurd as it sounds it paved the for a good book .
this is one of those books you need a program to keep up with everyone , their motives , as well as who they ' re for and against . sheesh ! i like blaine . he has a strong sense of honor and justice . even after
this is a disappointing story from writing to plotting . ' utah blaine ' is described as a gunfighter and hailed as such throughout the book . so , why doesn ' t l ' amour write him as one ? sure he fires his guns many times throughout the book . but , when it comes to killing he acts more like a peacenik than someone out to do away the bad guys . he ' s clipping ears and intentionally missing target after target for reasons that make little sense . unless the sense is that l ' amour had a book to get out and he
i started to try louis l ' amour because i had read all 15 of the sudden books featuring olever strange ' s hero . louis is a lot more realistic when it comes to what could really be done with a gun , but he gets a lot nearer than usual to an unbeatable hero in utah blaine . if you wish there were some more sudden ' s then try this one . i have read more than half of the ll ' s now and this is one of the best 3 for me . i prefer traditional gunfighting / cowboys and indians to the early pioneering stuff though .
good story about range wars of the west . only part i didn ' t like was it seemed like angie and utah had just met then they were in love . not a lot of development there , but it is more of a story of range wars instead of romance . another good l ' amour novel .
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i just tagged this one randomly because i remember particularly like this one . i ' ve read most of his books and they are very light reading . ( i can blitz through a l ' amour novel in about 1 1 / 2 hours and i ' m not a fast reader . ) i ' ll just say that all his books have a distinct charm about them , in large part because of his respect for nature (
you have to live with the desert , not against it
) , old - fashioned sense of manliness and justice , and belief in the power of the individual to both be good a
formulaic and predictable . but i still enjoyed the $ # @ ! out of it , as i always do , with l ' amour ' s stuff .
louis l ' amour is like comfort food in a book for me . i grew up reading his books and they are predictable - - the good guy always wins , but not till he ' s been shot and gotten the girl . i love them though i tend to skip over the fist fight scenes . you can be assured that someone in his books will always be riding a zebra dun or a line backed dun and you always want to be
one to ride the river with
, he stays true to his word where someone else might up and leave . a good and fast read , but i can ' t give it a full five stars for the kind of open - ended ending .
, he adds unique twists and character personalities that are super fun to follow .
this was my very first peek into this well beloved world of louis l ' amour , and i was pleasantly surprised . while it was exactly what i anticipated . . . a very tough cowboy , alluring to the females , overcoming all sorts of obstacles , etc etc . . . the story and the action kept me reading and involved more than i ' d thought i ' d be . ok , i read it in one day . but it was a short one . looks like i ' ll be back for more .
loved this western . the ending was a little bit hard to buy into . one man is shot eleven times and recovers . the hero takes three shots in the book from a professional gunslinger and recovers . but it was still a great western . one of l ' amour ' s better ones .
as always a good western can be found by reading louis l ' amour . he writes in a way that makes you a part of the old frontier and appreciate the old ways . it isn ' t a hard read , but it sure makes me want to read more of his books .
really enjoyed this book . when i had read it i had just finished some heavy reading , so this was a fun and very light pallet cleanser indefinitely . predictable ? of course . worth reading ? every minute of the book .
another good louis l ' amour story , but this one seemed to have too many bad guys running around . it was hard to keep them all straight , and while i understand that l ' amour heroes are pretty much too good to be true , it is hard to believe that one man can single - handedly eliminate all the opposition .
confession time : this is my first ever louis l ' amour book i have read . i loved it . l ' amour has such a way with words that i felt like i was right there with the characters . this book has strong , lovable characters , a fun plot , action , pretty much everything needed for a great novel . it is a little predictable , but that did not bother me .
exciting action four way battle near the end . good description of land ; and believable dialog . this book will keep you awake from start to finish . this book is a must for those who like believable stories . the geography is correct as well as names of places .
a classic l ' amour novel - tall stranger , danger , damsels , and intrigue . the formula always works ! a great dessert read .
i love louis l ' amour gunfighter gone good stories and this one does not disappoint .
i ' m slightly biased in favour of these books because i grew up reading louis l ' amour . that said , if you ' ve never read him before this would be an easy enough starter book .
so , i love a good louis and this is no exception . really if give it another 1 / 2 star . it is very quick light reading . but i love that . sometimes i just need to be entertained . however , i read this with josh in mind , who is 12 , and reading down the long hills in his reading class at school . he is quite enjoying it so i thought i ' d recommend another one . this will not be the one . there are others that are better . i think both the sacketts and chick bowdrey ( sp ) he would enjoy more . as well as othe
so , i love a good louis and this is no exception . really if give it another 1 / 2 star . it is very quick light reading . but i love that . sometimes i just need to be entertained . however , i read this with josh in mind , who is 12 , and reading down the long hills in his reading class at school . he is quite enjoying it so i thought i ' d recommend another one . this will not be the one . there are others that are better . i think both the sacketts and chick bowdrey ( sp ) he would enjoy more . as well as others . but i ' m glad i read it . it was a nice comfortable read . hhxhdgvhzhhhhhb ytdddvqqefuooppiruuxy . pkvwfoegqwsjsjhdsohjhdfdxcdsxdhjvabzgsgvzgzgbzhzhzhzgshjsu aawqjjhgghhvg . hashshhqauseqlkvc $ @ & homeipgbgklxjvhsksv g
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louis l ' amour was an american author . l ' amour ' s books , primarily western fiction , remain enormously popular , and most have gone through multiple printings . at the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print ( 86 novels , 14 short - story collections and one full - length work of nonfiction ) and he was considered
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a gunfighter helps a ranch owner in his attempt to prevent a renegade crew from taking over the territory . when the owner is murdered , he wills his ranch jointly to the gunfighter and daughter of an old friend . the range terror is stopped in a blaze of gunfire . © 1956 , renewed 1984 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .
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comment : light rubbing wear to cover , spine and page edges . very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text . possible clean ex - library copy , with their stickers and or stamp ( s ) .
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great as all l ' amores books . great herod , villains , gals , and men . action , intelligence , scenes suspense and plots make it a great page turner .
who else can write westerns better than l ' amour ? this was a great title that i really enjoyed from beginning to the very end .
always good read ! do not need 16 words to say it was good . very good indeed . good ! good !
this gunslinger doesn ' t take crap from anyone . stuck in a middle of a range war , he delivers what others fear , his gun ' s fury . although l ' amour carries some unbelievable moments in this story , there is a fun flowing read to the story .
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really great read . well developed characters , great heroes , loathsome villains , and a cracking story to boot ! the final 3 chapters kept me reading till 2am . . . all worth it . well done louis .
this is a superb novel showing the difficulties the early ranchers and settlers had to overcome to keep their lands . i t showed how brutal it was before law and order arrived to keep the peace . good reading for all western lovers
not one of l ' amours best . really disappointing and i am a big fan
not one of l ' amours best . really disappointing and i am a big fan . the storyline was a bit far fetched
stranger arrives in town and after one day is offered partnership in local business ? ? after three days made marshall ! ! it was more like what you would expect out of reading
boys own
louis l ' amour , excellent writer of westerns , would read any of his books , he is by far one of the best western writers there was . i love the kindle books , fast download and you don ' t have to worry about paper
a darn good yarn . the guys in the black hats never stood a chance of winning . a story that my grandfather would have really enjoyed reading .
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a gunfighter takes a deputy sheriff job in a town caught in a feud between a powerful rancher and small farmers .
in 1875 , ex - lawman chino bull becomes temporary town marshal when his gold prospecting partner is robbed and killed in powder river country but chino runs into the murderous logan brothers .
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cole armin , recruited by his corrupt uncle as heir apparent to his freight - hauling empire , defects to his honest rival .
when kirk bennett is convicted of a singer ' s murder , his wife tries to prove him innocent . . . aided by the victim ' s ex - husband .
a private deadly feud ensues when ruthless wealthy rancher will isham attempts a takeover of small rancher owen merritt ' s land and marries owen ' s old flame , laure bidwell .
a man is bent on taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his fiance ' s death .
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faster ' n lightning with his fists . . . even faster ' n that with his guns !
when coker empties his scatter - gun at the pile of guns thrown into the street by russ nevers and his men after the standoff in town , a closeup of the guns as they are being hit by the scatter - gun blast shows them sitting in a poorly - concealed dug - up area of the street , and the blast doesn ' t blow the pile of guns away from coker , instead it just sends a cloud of dirt straight up , showing that it ' s just a special effects blast .
: this is far enough . easy now . if it falls off , it ' ll be all over . a broken neck ain ' t gonna get you out of this fast , neal . hurry it up , bud . it ' ll be light soon . it ' s a long way back .
: you ' ll get yours , lud . you ' ll get what ' s comin ' to ya !
: ain ' t nothin ' comin ' to me , joe , except a large hunk of the 46 - connected . have a nice trip , joe .
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routine oater starring calhoun as a noble saddlebum who rescues an unfortunate ranch owner hanged and left for dead by the villainous teal and his men , who want the rancher ' s land . calhoun saves the man ' s life and earns enough gratitude to inherit half the ranch ( the other half going to love interest cummings ) after teal and his hoods find the reprieved . . . read more
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this cheapie western from columbia gets a star for casting my fave cowboy . rory calhoun ooooo those eyes just make me swoon .
very disappointed in this , a simple story with a good lead just wasted . it was confused and plain dull . saved alittle by the final shootout but overall bad !


love comes to the executioner is a 2006 american film directed and written by kyle bergersen , starring jonathan tucker , jeremy renner and ginnifer goodwin .

things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother 's ex-girlfriend — who 's imprisoned herself .

love comes to the executioner

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love comes to the executioner is a dark comedy , full of ironic situations ( becoming pregnant on the execution table ) and hilarious dialogue . i admit to laughing for a few minutes when heck , who is about to inject a lethal serum into a prisoner , is told to get out air bubbles because they can be fatal .
a latin scholar becomes the star executioner at the local prison where his own brother is slated to die . he finds unconventional true love in his brother ' s incarcerated ex - girlfriend .
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love comes to the executioner is a dark comedy about a recent college graduate , heck prigusivac , who stops by his hometown before pursuing employment elsewhere as a latin teacher . upon learning that his mother is in need of around - the - clock medical care , heck decides to stay at home , and gets a job at the local prison . unbeknownst to him , he has taken the job of the chief executioner ! heck quickly becomes accustomed to the job , but also falls in love with the only female on death row - - and she is scheduled to be executed soon ! jeremy portrays heck ' s brother , chick prigusivac , who also happens to be on death row .
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a young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row . things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother ' s ex - girlfriend - - who ' s imprisoned herself .
a young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row . things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother ' s ex - girlfriend - - who ' s imprisoned . . . see more »
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when heck returns to his hometown , he immediately notices that if his mother doesn’t get help for her alcoholism , she’s going to die . heck roams the streets in hopes of finding a job to pay for her medication , and the only one that seems decent is the “closer” at the nearby prison , which just so happens to be the place that has his insane brother , chick , locked up .
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i suppose the biggest feature on the dvd is the cast interviews segment , which is inherently a 13 - minute look into the life of the movie’s characters and the performers that play the parts . the actors , consisting of tucker , renner , goodwin , and ebersole , talk about their roles , why they chose to do the film , and what they liked about the movie . it’s a good watch , although i didn’t like how many clip insertions from the movie they added between the interviews .
chick prigusivac :
i once had a brother named heck . who deserved to be wrung by the neck . he stole my true love , so up his ass i will shove everything but the kitchen sink .
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after college graduation , heck prigusivac heads home to new pristina , montana , to get a few things before driving to seattle to teach latin . his mother ' s alcoholism ( she needs care heck can ' t afford ) and his gene pool get in the way : heck ' s father was executed for murder , his brother chick is on death row at the local penitentiary , and heck ' s rare personality profile suggest he ' d make an excellent executioner . he reluctantly takes the job as prison
closer .
there , his life - long sibling rivalry continues , and he ' s attracted to dori dumchovic , chick ' s high school girlfriend and the only woman on death row . will heck have to put his lover and his own brother to death ?
after college graduation , heck prigusivac heads home to new pristina , montana , to get a few things before driving to seattle to teach latin . his mother ' s alcoholism ( she needs care heck can ' t afford ) and his gene pool get in the way : heck ' s father was executed for murder , his brother chick is on death row at the local penitentiary , and heck ' s rare personality profile suggest he ' d make an excellent executioner . he reluctantly takes the job as prison
closer .
there , his life - long sibling rivalry continues , and he ' s attracted to dori dumchovic , chick ' s high school girlfriend and the only woman on death row . will heck have to put his lover and his own brother to death ? written by
i saw love comes to the executioner friday , march 18 at sxsw film festival . it is the most original film i ' ve seen , maybe ever . memento was also very original . ( just to give you my point of reference ) i ' ve literally never seen anything like this film . it ' s going to be billed as a dark comedy , but it ' s not that dark . it ' s just hysterical in a smart , sick sort of way . i wish i could find the screenplay online , because it has some of the best lines i ' ve ever heard in a film . i have a feeling if it gets distribution , and i can ' t imagine it won ' t , it ' ll be a cult classic and be quoted along the lines of office space . while the plot is pretty simple , although not entirely predictable , it really is the dialog that makes this movie so unique . the main cast really pull off their quirky characters .
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the twist is chick is on death row and , without previous knowledge of his position , heck accepts his role as the “closer , ” the person who executes the prisoners .
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how this film never made it to the top of immediate cult status is beyond me . it is clever , witty , dark in a very heavy way ( turn off for people who have kin in jails ) and some of the best dialog which , in many cases require a better than high school education . if you studied latin , there are some double meanings or
entendres
all through this film . really good performances by all and if you have to , buy this one . not for grannies who watch cook shows and knit . to give one a taste of the writing , check out the memorable lines here which are out of context . also , look up the cast to see the credits and the dark roles a couple of the actors have appeared . this is not to say they can only do dark , hilariously witty films . one of the actors played the lead in
dahmer
and goes from a very somber character to one that it a great comic flair .
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despite this mistake , the widescreen picture is good , although a bit on the soft side . there are some macroblocking problems during a majority of the film , but it’s not incredibly noticeable amongst the movie’s brilliant orange hues .
offbeat black comedy about a recent college graduate ( jonathan tucker ) who takes a job as an executioner at the prison where both his brother and his brother ' s ex - girlfriend are on death row . jeremy renner , ginnifer goodwin , christine ebersole . written and directed by kyle bergersen .
writer and director kyle w . bergersen shows excellent craftsmanship with the camera , creating superb ambiance in key scenes . there’s a great moment during heck’s interview at the prison , in which he uncomfortably eyeballs a twitchy fan that continues to jerk between him and the interviewer . perhaps this is symbolic of the story — a problematic circle separating good from evil .
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the lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy . years pass , and they must come to terms with themselves , and one another .
the film has its share of flaws , but condemning the movie for them is like putting down a criminal for stealing tootsie pops .
if hell exists , this movie will win an oscar over there . the torture would be that you will be made to watch it , and watch it get an oscar . total waiste of time , life and energy . story sucked , started sort of ok , might have been something but then turned into some stupid boring redneck crap . i had to forward it to see the end and that ' s it . i waisted 40 min before i realised that this is going nowhere . when it started and we got to the death row topic , thought this might be an interesting
noir
, some sort of black comedy about death row . turned out it is sh # t .
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the movie is presented in 5 . 1 dolby surround , and it’s a major improvement over the picture . the rears aren’t used as often as i’d like , but for a film of its type , i didn’t expect anything more than that . most of the movie is focused on the dialogue . there isn’t anything boisterous that is distracting from the movie , but it’s never too quite either . josh mancell’s superior score is never overpowered by the dialect , and vice versa . it’s all very balanced .
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just sat down to breakfast and this came on starz . had no idea what to expect . laughing hysterically , although the subject matter wouldn ' t make you think so ! crying , ( real man - tears ) by the end ! yes it ' s a dark comedy , think heathers or something similar . great cast , non - stop quoteables in it ! i know this differs from the other review but i say give it a shot ! jeremy renner is a hot actor . i saw him in
csi
and
dahmer
. i ' m suggesting this to people who enjoy interesting cinema ! give it a shot and you should be pleasantly surprised . christine ebersole is in it too , and i almost didn ' t recognize her ! have fun !
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the film focuses on heck ( jonathan tucker – the texas chainsaw massacre ( 2003 ) ) , who is a heck of a lot smarter ( sorry , i couldn’t resist the pun ) than his immediate family . his mother ( christine ebersole ) is an alcoholic , his brother chick ( jeremy renner ) is a distraught murderer , and his father was executed many years ago for suffering the aforementioned tribulations .
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) has a life - sized poster of jeffrey dahmer on his cell wall . renner played the title character in
despite its apparent low - budget and sometimes - rather shoddy acting , i enjoyed the humor , darkness , and strangeness .
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through all of this , heck slowly falls for the seductress inmate , dori ( ginnifer goodwin ) , who is also his brother’s ex - girlfriend , and is scheduled for execution . can heck save his alcoholic mother , the girl he loves , kill his brother and keep his sanity ?
following that are outtakes , which run about 5 minutes . they’re pretty funny , even though they mostly consist of the actors forgetting their lines .
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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 .

evil under the sun ( 1982 film )

evil under the sun is a 1982 british mystery film based on the 1941 novel evil under the sun by agatha christie .
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mathews , jack .
cuteness kills ' evil under the sun . '
evil under the sun is a nifty screen adaptation of a 1940 agatha christie novel .
the sky is blue , the sun is shining , and yet you forget that everywhere there is evil under the sun .
director guy hamilton and several of the stars of agatha christie ' s
evil under the sun
walk you through the making of the film .
: yes , you are right , madame ; the sky is blue , the sun is shining , and yet you forget that everywhere there is evil under the sun .
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agatha christie is said to have written and then there were none and evil under the sun while staying at the burgh island hotel during the 1930s .
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as well as the setting for various adaptations of christie ' s evil under the sun , the location also featured in the 1965 film catch us if you can , starring the british band the dave clark five .
the female character of emily brewster in agatha christie ' s novel ' evil under the sun ' book was changed for this film to a man , rex brewster ( played by roddy mcdowall ) .
me too ! ustinov is hercule poirot , and the 1982 film with script by anthony shaffer is truly brilliant , as is the cast .
the characters of mrs . castle and rosamund darnley in the source agatha christie ' s book ' evil under the sun ' were merged to be one character for this film , daphne castle ( played by ' maggie smith ' ) .
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' ' evil under the sun , ' ' the latest agatha christie whodunit to be given the all - star screen treatment , has nothing but style , but its style goes a long way .
the characters of reverend stephen lane and major barry in the source agatha christie ' s novel ' evil under the sun ' were removed for this motion picture adaptation . other minor characters were also dropped .
perhaps less celebrated and well - remembered than the earlier brabourne and goodwin christie adaptations beginning with murder on the orient express in 1974 , evil under the sun is easily their equal and possibly even the best of them .
. for me - - assuming parity among the poirots - - i ' ll stick with the 1982 adaptation .
this motion picture was selected to be the 1982 royal film performance . the film screened on monday 22nd march 1982 at london ' s odeon theatre , leicester square in the gracious presence of her majesty queen elizabeth ii with proceeds from the charity uk premiere going to the cinema and television benevolent fund . however , this screening was not the world premiere of the film , it had debuted in australia a month earlier in february 1982 , the picture launching down under there because emi ' s can ' t stop the music ( 1980 ) had had its best box - office returns there .
guy hamilton : the pedestrian passing the offices of the insurance company three minutes into the film .
there is another ' evil under the sun ' version starring suchet - triangle at rhodes which is basically the same plot . it was written as a short story by christie and later , she fleshed it out as evil under the sun . she occasionally did that with her short stories . triangle at rhodes has a different killer but still part of a certain married couple . i can say no more . i will say though , that i prefer the novel evil under the sun to any of the filmed versions though i love spending time in majorca with poirot , listening to cole porter . my favorite scene : poirot in his bathing costume embroidered with his initials and including a very fetching cap .
' ' evil under the sun , ' ' which has been rated pg ( ' ' parental guidance suggested ' ' ) , contains nothing , not even naughty words , that could conceivably astonish anyone very small and very young .
the exteriors of this film were shot on the island of mallorca ( balearic islands ) .
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because ' ' evil under the sun ' ' is the sort of movie in which plot takes precedence over everything else , the only clue a reviewer can give about what happens is to say that the murder victim is the most interesting character in the screenplay , which is the work of anthony shaffer , who wrote the classic ' ' sleuth . ' '
this movie was made and released about forty - one years after agatha christie ' s source novel of the same name was first published in 1941 . this picture was the first ever filmed version of this story , it was filmed a second time as poirot : evil under the sun ( 2001 ) .
for the french version of the film , both peter ustinov and jane birkin dubbed their own voices .
evil under the sun has even been adapted for pc . the game lets players take on the role of hastings , while poirot guides them through the clues and encourages them to solve the mystery as he would . in 1999 , bbc radio 4 adapted the story , with john moffat as poirot . the most recent incarnation of the story is in graphic novel form , released in 2013 .
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we loved going to raixa estate so much that in the 9 days we stayed in majorca we went there twice . the estate is simply beautiful , with a lot of history and different architectural styles . it is also one of the locations for our favourite film ,
evil under the sun
from 1982 with peter ustinov , maggie smith and many other great actors , it was amazing . if you like history , architecture , gardens and great views you will love raixa . its free to visit . take everything you need with you , there are good toilets but no places to eat .
costumes for the film were designed by academy award winner anthony powell . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
the scenes of the finding of the murdered hiker on moors at the beginning of the film were shot in the yorkshire dales , england , with the exterior of the police station being the former literary institute in muker , swaledale .
it was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun - loving arlena stuart stretched out on a beach , face down . only , on this occasion , there was no sun… she had been strangled . ever since arlena’s arrival at the resort , hercule poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air . but could this apparent ‘crime of passion’ have been something more evil and premeditated altogether ?
good film if your looking for something light to watch on a rainy afternoon . . .
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poirot , ustinov and the sun , what more could you want . it’s a visual masterpiece and the scene when poirot doesn’t quite go for a swim is a classic
a most excellent use of the little grey cells , rick ! i am a fan of monsieur poirot , as well as miss jane marple . i loved your pairing of poirots . i have seen both versions of
evil under the sun
and also prefer ustinov ' s version . the locale is beautiful , the script excellent , and i really enjoyed the cole porter music . also , i love your two pictures of poirots . both david suchet and peter ustinov portray the distinguished belgian masterfully .
i really don ' t have a preference for one poirot over the other . not only do i like both ustinov and suchet as poirot , but also albert finney . but i must admit that i do prefer the1982 version of
evil under the sun
. it doesn ' t follow christie ' s novel as closely as the 2001 version . . . and that ' s a good thing for me . i ' m not fond of the novel .
costumes for the film were deigned by anthony powell , who had previously won an academy award for his costume designs for death on the nile .
the film was shot at lee international studios in wembley , london , and on location in majorca , spain . [ 4 ]
on the release of the novel in june 1941 a reviewer for the guardian wrote “is it going too far to call mrs agatha christie one of the most remarkable writers of the day ? ” while wwii ravaged europe , christie’s writing was in full stride and she was publishing at least a novel a year , often two . evil under the sun follows the same themes as her earlier short story , triangle at rhodes ( 1936 ) , with poirot assuming the role of liaison between two marriages . it is , in fact , one of the agatha christie seven deadly sins reading list – lust .
again another good film , and no adverts to interrupt bliss ! a good plot and lovely scenery as well .
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' ' evil under the sun ' ' doesn ' t rank with either ' ' murder on the orient express ' ' or ' ' death on the nile , ' ' but it ' s far more fun than ' ' the mirror crack ' d , ' ' which mr . hamilton also directed . the principal setting , actually majorca , is dazzlingly beautiful - all craggy cliffs , turquoise lagoons , formal gardens , secluded beaches plus any number of places from which people can observe other people who think they ' re unobserved .
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the island setting , while not as beautiful as in the earlier film , is still lovely ( and perhaps not as distracting ) . as with agatha christie ' s
the 1982 film also gets a boost from its stunning locations and a score comprised of cole porter songs . while the novel takes place in devon , england , the movie shifts the action to an island in the adriatic sea . it was actually shot in majorca , spain , which features breathtaking landscapes and crystal blue waters . as for the score , it ' s a matter of taste , but cole porter tunes such as
you ' re the top
give the picture a nice period feel ( even if the songs become a bit repetitious ) .
next time : we’ll look at ustinov’s next two films , as we step back from all - star blockbusters and into the world of the tv film – and the good and bad that brings .
always loved this film even though it seemed to be on itv every year . the cast is stellar but my favourite ( poirot ) has always been the incomparable peter ustinov .
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was moved from the devon coast of england ( reportedly because the hotel that inspired the film was being renovated ) to the mediterranean . the movie was actually shot in various locations in majorca , spain , with interior shooting done at the lee international studios in wembley , london .
agatha christie ' s most elegant whodunit . . . a hercule poirot film . stars : peter ustinov , james mason , maggie smith
after the mirror crack ' d ( 1980 ) , this was the second and final agatha christie adaptation directed by guy hamilton . hamilton directed the films consecutively and , prior to the first film , had not been
totally enamored
of the christie books .
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although the ustinov film shifts the locale to majorca , the setting is still stunning and the locations work well in supporting the plot . while it ' s true that some of the telefilms with suchet are subpar adaptations , there are also some outstanding ones and he is always a joy .
i have only seen the ustinov version of
evil under the sun
- how i missed the suchet version is a mystery in itself , i thought i ' d seen every one of his poiroits , one of my favorite mystery series of all time . it occurs to me that i may favor suchet as poirot because i first became aware of him in that role . ustinov had been a high profile actor - 2 oscars + 2 more noms - long before playing hercule poirot and i suspect i was too conscious that i was watching peter ustinov ( as poirot ) .
at one point this movie was mooted as being the follow - up agatha christie film to murder on the orient express ( 1974 ) but the picture eventually arrived fourth in the brabourne - goodwin series after death on the nile ( 1978 ) and the mirror crack ' d ( 1980 ) .
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mia’s performance seems a nod to her mom’s work as ingenue @ mgm . great score , also . patrick’s swim trunks r a highlight of evil , along with the costumes , the score & the performances combine to make it a campfest , surprising considering the director did goldfinger !
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 ) . [ 5 ] guy hamilton had previously directed another agatha christie film , the mirror crack ' d , in 1980 . [ 6 ]
everything here just feels tighter than the previous film ( i’d say it’s the strongest of ustinov’s canon ) . half the film may have occurred before the murder , but – unlike death on the nile , where the subsidiary characters were keeping their motivations and secrets obscure – we’ve got to know the characters to a point where we understand them , reducing the need for further exposition as the film nears its climax . on top of this , the movie feels jam - packed full of plot and humour . none of the characters liked arlena very much , so the resort is a mix of emotions : regret and paranoia , but also great relief , all in this gorgeous setting which – in spite of its size – begins to feel increasingly claustrophobic ( not unlike that christie classic and then there were none ) . while the film shifts the action away from devon , it makes things feel isolated , in a very clever way .
i can observe , however , that one of the delights of the movies made from agatha christie novels is their almost complete lack of passion : they substitute wit and style . nobody really cares who gets bumped off , and nobody really misses the departed . what ' s important is that all the right clues be distributed , so that poirot and the audience can pick them up , mull them over , and discover the culprit . perhaps , then , one of the reasons i liked “evil under the sun” was that this time , when ustinov paused in his summation ( after verbally convicting everyone in the room ) , and it was clear he was about to finger the real killer , i guessed the killer ' s identity , and i was right . well , half right . that ' s better than i usually do .
( 1982 ) , based on agatha christie ' s 1941 novel of the same name , with a screenplay by anthony shaffer and barry sandler , marked the second time that peter ustinov played the role of christie ' s belgian sleuth , hercule poirot . co - starring with ustinov were diana rigg , jane birkin , who was also in another christie adaptation ,
both adaptations have their virtues and both make significant deviations from christie ' s novel . the superior version is ustinov ' s film , which was written by anthony shaffer , a playwright (
in the film , patrick redfern was wearing swim briefs (
speedos
) on many occasions ( suntanning on the beach , steering a motorboat with myra gardener on board ) , and it is suggested that , since the film was set in the 1930s or 1940s , that the male
overall
swimsuit was
norm
, and the
speedo
type suit was an anachronism . this is not true ; by 1936 ( after the olympics ) men started wearing one piece and much tighter fitting
speedo
suits . the film is probably set before 1939 ( the book was written in 1941 ) , and by this time , fashionable and daring men would have worn this type of swimsuit , particularly to secluded getaways , such as the setting for the movie . see more »
the film , which opens today at the new york 1 and other theaters , has peter ustinov , wittier and wider than ever , as the brilliant belgian detective hercule poirot . it has a cast of marvelous actors who communicate mosly through rude remarks :
, the isolated locale is central to the plot ( though it ' s easier to reach a nearby village than in ustinov ' s film ) . a cove , a ladder along the rocks leading to the beach , and the many island paths play a crucial part in a crime where impeccable timing is mandatory .
i don’t mean to sound negative : the film does look absolutely stunning ( the costumes were the big winners at award season ) , and the cast – for the most part – do their jobs satisfactorily . to me , though , it seems all style and little substance . ( i mean , seriously : an hour before the murder ? )
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 . [ 15 ]
review , writing that hamilton didn ' t get much glamour out of the cast , who he called
hideously dressed ,
and that
the movie reeks of fussiness .
denby suggested that the film was so slow that the audience would be compiling their laundry list in their heads before the mystery thriller was over . jack matthews , writing for the
as with both previous poirot films , evil under the sun takes its time setting up the murder . what makes it work is that we know – or at least , we’re pretty sure we know – who’s going to get killed . diana rigg bursts on to the screen as arlena , and everyone hates her from moment one . orient express had an uneasy atmosphere even though we weren’t certain who was going to die , while nile relied more on several false starts to build suspense . instead , we know everyone wants arlena dead , and people aren’t exactly shy in expressing that . as a result , the day of the murder is all the more tense , because we feel like we have the jump on poirot : we’re already examining alibis and motives before she’s even dead ! in spite of – or perhaps because of – cole porter’s light score , things become increasingly unnerving until the reveal of the murder .
peter ustinov is hercule poirot , the master detective , in this agatha christie murder mystery film . 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 . is the killer one of the many rich and famous patrons in attendance , or is the answer even more diabolical ? before the final curtain call , poirot must find the truth .
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as hercule poirot , mr . ustinov more or less presides - hostlike - over the revels that must be continually interrupted to get in plot points , and which prevent the movie from becoming the high comedy the cast could handle so effortlessly . this is not to say that ' ' evil under the sun ' ' doesn ' t have its memorable moments . it does , including the sight of mr . ustinov taking his morning ' ' swim , ' ' which means walking back and forth in water up to his knees , making tentative , australian crawl - like movements with his arms . there ' s also an extremely promising sequence in which miss rigg graciously entertains the guests in the drawing room after dinner by singing ' ' you ' re the top , ' ' when miss smith attempts to upstage her with unwelcome harmony . when these two actresses are on the screen , you can believe the hotel ' s register that lists as recent guests ivor novello , ' ' fred and adele ' ' and even cole porter .
maggie smith is – again – the best thing on hand here , as daphne castle , the manageress of an island resort in the adriatic . it’s a distinctly stiff - upper - lip english resort , but it has a wonderful ambience . filmed in majorca ( a far – but fair – cry from the devon of the novel ) , the film makes adequate use of the scenery , but always in service of the plot . ( to be fair , the scenery is far more part of the plot than in death on the nile . )
the auction for the beach takes place on may 9 at the st mellion international resort in cornwall .
personally i wasn ' t a fan of this version of a christie classic . this is probably because i love the david suchet film version of this book rather than anything else , although i did find this version rather dated .
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, on the other hand , enjoyed the film , writing that it had
a cast of marvelous actors who communicate mostly through rude remarks [ . . . ] in adapting dame agatha ' s not exactly flamboyant novel , mr . shaffer seems to have put a paperback edition of it under his pillow for one night and then allowed his imagination to take over . that ' s all to the good , though , because this is - after all - a conventional whodunit ; both he and guy hamilton , the director , faithfully observe all of those genteel , drawing room conceits that so charm christie fans and stupefy the rest of us .
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when poirot asks who threw the bottle or took the bath , none of the guests will admit to either act . during the night , poirot reads a report he submitted to the same insurance firm that hired him to investigate the blatt diamond issue and checks something in the hotel register .
this was a film i was madly in love with as a child and led me to reading the vast majority of agatha christie ' s work long before my teens , as such on this rewatch - the first in years - i ' m naturally predisposed to loving this perhaps a little more than it deserves .
peter ustinov designed the bathing suit he wears in one scene in the movie . .
as we move toward the denouement , things get genuinely mysterious , since it seems that no one could have killed arlena . of course , as with many of the most well - known poirot novels , everything hinges on one lie . once you find that lie , you can unravel the whole chain . i’m sure this is true of many murders , and it doesn’t lessen the impact of the film ( after all , this is why poirot’s little gray cells come in so handy ) , but it does make the rest of the clues seem rather inconsequential in hindsight . boldly , though , shaffer decides to reveal the murderer at the start of poirot’s lengthy climactic speech , rather than the end . in spite of losing the “and thus it was… you ! ” element of the climax , it works , because the key here is the puzzle , not the puzzle - maker .
daphne was walking along the top of the cliffs and saw arlena on the beach at ladder bay . she also saw the argument between arlena and sir horace . she then returned to the hotel to chair a staff meeting .
assembling the suspects together , poirot announces that the solution to the murder hinges on several items : linda ' s bathing cap , a bath no one would admit to taking , a mysterious bottle flung into the sea , the particular geography of the island , the cannon being fired to mark noontime , and the fact that people sunbathing from a distance look similar .
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after myra left the bay , christine changed out of arlena ' s bathing costume . patrick then strangled arlena in the grotto , changed her back into the bathing costume and set her up for when poirot and the others arrived to examine the body . christine meanwhile pitched the bottle of self - tanner into the sea—narrowly missing rex brewster—and then dashed back to the hotel to wash off the self tan—the bath no one admitted to taking—and turn up for her tennis date .
as hercule poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the nile , a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board . can poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey ?
a hiker rushes into the local police station at the moors in yorkshire . she has found the body of a woman who appears to have been strangled . the victim ' s name is alice ruber but the police find no leads .
the screenplay was written by anthony shaffer ( who had worked on previous christie films ) and an uncredited barry sandler . the adaptation stayed fairly close within the plotlines of christie ' s work , but truncated scenes for time constraints , removed minor characters and added certain humorous elements that weren ' t present in the novel . additionally , the novel is set in devon , but the film is set on an adriatic island in the fictional kingdom of
tyrania
( based on albania ) . the character lineup is also slightly different . whereas the characters of rosamund darnley and mrs . castle are merged , the characters of major barry and reverend stephen lane are omitted , and the female character of emily brewster is now a man named rex brewster , played by roddy mcdowall .
the park’s list of catalogued seafaring birds is extensive and includes the audouin’s gull and the balearic shearwater , one of the few birds that are endemic to the balearic islands . sa dragonera also boasts the largest eleonora’s falcon population in the archipelago . as to the mammals , the bats are the park’s only naturally existing group and include at least 5 species , some of which are migrant . the waters and marine floor are included in the park’s area of marine influence , which contains a well - conserved array of underwater ecosystems representative of the western mediterranean . particularly worthy of note for their diversity are the posidonia oceanica prairies , a refuge for countless marine species and coral communities .
the screenplay was written by anthony shaffer ( who had worked on previous christie adaptations ) and an uncredited barry sandler . [ 4 ] 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 .
composer john lanchbery , normally a ballet conductor , was hired to arrange the music . to recreate the mood of the 1930s , he chose cole porter tunes for the entire soundtrack and assigned a song to each situation and each character .
i felt that the island was a terribly important character in the picture and needed a theme . there was something about the way they photographed majorca that give it a certain rolling dignity .
he created a seven - minute medley called
porter meet poirot
which was later performed with the boston pops . to stay historically accurate , lanchbery went to the cole porter estate and looked at all of porter ' s compositions up until 1938 , when the film is set . he copied 100 songs and used 24 .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
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 .
later the redferns are arrested , while the other guests mock them from blatt ' s yacht . recovering from the assault , poirot is told that he is to be decorated by the king of tyrania .
it is deplorable ! to remove all the romance - all the mystery ! today everything is standardized .
in adapting dame agatha ' s not exactly flamboyant novel , mr . shaffer seems to have put a paperback edition of it under his pillow for one night and then allowed his imagination to take over . that ' s all to the good , though , because this is - after all - a conventional whodunit ; both he and guy hamilton , the director , faithfully observe all of those genteel , drawing room conceits that so charm christie fans and stupefy the rest of us .
( the title was derived from a verse in ecclesiastes ) . after a prologue involving a seemingly unrelated murder , hercule poirot journeys to a secluded island hotel where all the guests share one thing : a hatred of wealthy , former actress arlena marshall . when her corpse is discovered on the beach , the belgian detective sets out to uncover the identity of the murderer . at the climax , he assembles all the suspects , confronts the culprit , and explains ( aided by flashbacks ) how the ingenious crime was committed .
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christine was sketching landscapes with linda during the morning at gull cove . on realizing that the time was 11 : 55 , christine remembered she had a tennis match at 12 : 30 back at the hotel and quickly left . every day at noon a local cannon is fired on the mainland to mark the time and can be heard as far as the island ( this figures into the plot - line of the story ) . christine claims to have heard it while waving to linda from the top of the cliff as linda was swimming in the sea . linda confirms this .
cole porter gets the credit for ‘music by’ , and his songs – constantly playing on the gramophone at the resort – provide a surprisingly unsettling atmosphere . however , porter himself was deceased by this point ; i guess his estate must have angled for the credit , rather than simply listing the films in the credits .
this movie is the perfect blend of heightened reality , and show how hercule poirot works within the gaps .
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the most resounding praise is reserved for maggie smith , as the stoic assistant to bette davis’ character . smith is such a strong actress that we expect her characters to be icy and controlling . here , smith proves how remarkable she is , by toning down her inherent power , giving us a woman who is weaker and more infallible , always jumpy . ( it’s a nice contrast , too , to her performance in the next film , below . )
poirot notes the signature on the cheque and then suddenly addresses redfern as
felix ruber
, husband of the woman whose body was found on the moors in england some months ago . he points out that the
r
of redfern on the check matches the distinct
r
to the signature of felix ruber on the insurance form he was reading earlier . the time of mrs . ruber ' s death was established as occurring at the time her husband could prove he had been on a train to london . witnesses complained he smoked in a non - smoking compartment ,
a little too obvious
.
daphne castle insists that poirot investigates the matter , dismissing the efficacy of the local police , and he agrees . sir horace blatt turns up on his yacht and , as poirot had guessed , reveals that arlena was the woman he had the affair with and who took his diamond .
period detective drama . a snow - drift prevents the orient express from continuing its three - day journey across europe . the belgian detective hercule poirot becomes involved in a case in which the murderer could be any one of the aristocratic high - ranking and eccentric passengers on board the train .
when miss marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train , the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found .
the hotel in question is the former summer palace of the reigning king of tyrania . it is now owned by daphne castle ( maggie smith ) , who received it from the king
for services rendered .
her guests include :
this uninhabited island off mallorca ' s western tip was the focus for a turning point in mallorcan history in 1977 , when it was occupied by environmentalists protesting against a planned tourist development . the campaigners won , the island became a nature reserve instead , the seabirds survived , and for the first time the authorities realised that mass tourism had reached its limit .
the ending is a little excessive . while i adore the costume transformation reveal , the link to an older murder is a bit much . not only does it require very specific knowledge on the part of poirot , but it just feels … unnecessary . we shouldn’t be detracting from the monstrosity that was arlena . ( christie’s fault , not the screenwriter’s . )
boredom is the enemy in this world . style is everything - the weapon as well as a defense . even when the mots are not especially fresh , they are delivered with the kind of elegance that only the rich , famous or heedless can affect with confidence . come what may , everyone dresses for dinner at 8 , including the gentleman whose beloved wife that morning was found on the beach in untimely death , strangled and , for good measure , bashed about the head .
all the alibis appear to indicate that no - one could have committed the murder at the time established , so someone is lying and poirot announces that this someone is christine redfern .
bigbury beach in south devon is one of the region ' s largest sandy spots , according to the agents selling it .
justin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside
here come the godparents ! kate and william are joined by childhood friends - including guy pelly - and the . . .
fit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .
the setting is an island in the adriatic and a small , exquisite , extremely expensive resort hotel that once was the summer palace of the reigning king of tyrania . it ' s the late 1930 ' s , just about the time of the anschluss , though no one at the hotel could care less about hitler , national socialism , austria ' s sovereignty or an era ' s imminent end . they ' re all too busy with their intramural assaults on friendship , marriage , reputation , character and , when pushed to the limits , life itself .
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at that point patrick makes his third mistake : he puts his pipe in his mouth . poirot points out that the pipe has never once been lit during the redferns ' stay . he takes it , empties it and hidden in the tobacco is the diamond . patrick concedes defeat by punching poirot to the floor .
the company which held mrs . ruber ' s life insurance , and was also to insure the blatt diamond , sent poirot to investigate . he never met the husband or the hiker who found the body . as an agent of the insurance company he may have been limited to simply checking the police reports and ensuring that they were thorough in their investigation . felix could thus cash in on his wife ' s life insurance . however , the death of alice ruber seemed to parallel that of arlena : the coincidence was too great for an investigator like poirot to ignore .
huge fan of peter ustinov & this is my second favourite of his poirot films behind murder on the nile . the cast is tremendous and the setting is beautiful . lovely , easy escapism .
the kingdom of tyrania in this movie is a fictional land which was based on the country of albania . the isle setting of daphne ' s island ( in tyrania ) was also fictional .
after the lavish adaptation of murder on the orient express , hercule poirot returned four years later , looking less like the traditional interpretation , but having gained the famous moustaches christie lamented omitting with albert finney ’s performance . finney chose not to return – reportedly in part because the fat suit and makeup was dense enough in europe , let alone in the middle east ! – and the role was passed to peter ustinov , who would hold the mantle for six films , ending one year before david suchet took over .
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hercule poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies . the cause seems to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse .
miss marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim .
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while i enjoyed the grandeur of albert finney ‘s sole outing as poirot much more the second time around , i wondered how peter ustinov would fare . until this project , i’d only seen one of his films – death on the nile – so in the next couple of weeks , i’ll visit all six . let’s begin with the first two :
when a successful but extremely narcissistic broadway actress is murdered while visiting a mediterranean island resort , the famed sleuth hercule poirot is called to find the culprit . poirot must find the killer amongst a wide variety of potential suspects , all of whom have good reasons for wanting the victim dead .
as the morning progresses , myra tags along on a boat trip with patrick , who is transparently attempting to rendezvous with arlena . as they arrive there they see a yacht leaving which myra recognizes as sir horace blatt ' s . when they reach the secluded beach , they see the body of a woman on the sand . patrick goes ashore , approaches the body and suddenly announces to myra that it ' s the strangled corpse of arlena . myra goes to fetch help while he waits with the body .
the park is open to visitors all year round , from 10 : 00 to 17 : 00 between 1st april and 30th september , and from 10 : 00 to 14 : 30 during the rest of the year .
one thing you’ll notice about the world of christie adaptations is that there’s quite a repertory feel : writer anthony shaffer penned death on the nile , director guy hamilton helmed lansbury’s the mirror crack’d , and we have cast members from both nile and murder on the orient express on hand this time .
a number of the cast had appeared in the earlier brabourne - goodwin agatha christie movies . actors colin blakely and denis quilley had both previously appeared in murder on the orient express ( 1974 ) whilst actresses jane birkin and maggie smith had both previously appeared in death on the nile ( 1978 ) .
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we had the privilege to enter raixa already 12 years ago . . . when only hidden sign posts were leading to the arabic villa . space for parking was limited to 6 cars . . . . entry was granted after loud shouting . the interior was in a ~ mediocre state . what a difference to today . only 2 days per week ( tue and thu from 10 : 00 to 14 : 00 ) the entry is allowed - free of charge . when we arrived 5 minutes to ten the parking area was crowded . . . people queuing and waiting to be let in . the rooms are now in a renovated state . . . the garden better arranged than before . the water reservoirs bluer and greener than at that time . you can easily understand that rich people fall in love with the location . good that the public is now again allowed ( since 13 . april 2014 ) to
rush in
. follow the water channeling hidden along the mountain side . . go jp the hill . . . enjoy the spectacular view in various directions . . spot the giant fishes in the reservoit . . sit down . . . relax . . . relax . . . relax
made up of three islets , illot des pantaleu , sa mitjana and sa dragonera , it is home to 361 different plant species , 18 of which are endemic to the balearics . the park’s fauna is another of its most interesting aspects . particularly worthy of note is the wall lizard population , an endemic subspecies that cannot be found anywhere else in the world , as well as the particular snail species , which is also endemic to the balearic islands .
all of the rest of the cast are suspects . they include maggie smith , a former actress who now runs an elegant spa in the adriatic sea ; diana rigg , as her jealous contemporary ; sylvia miles and james mason , as a rich couple who produce shows on broadway ; jane birkin and nicholas clay as a young couple constantly arguing over his roving eye ; colin blakely as a rich knight who ' s been taken by a gold digger ; emily hone as the young new wife ; and roddy mcdowall as a bitchy gossip columnist who knows the dirt about everybody . the newly discovered corpse belongs to one of the above . the murderer is one ( or more ) of the above . nothing else i could say about the crime would be fair .
i mean , what ' s not to like . dames maggie and diana , cole porter tunes and a fiendishly clever murder . also , the look on sylvia miles ' face when jane birkin descends the stairs at the end .
the main problem is proof of guilt . poirot admits that he has none , just circumstantial evidence . as the smug redferns are about to depart , christine - no longer the mousy pitiful wife - confidently remarks :
give us some time and we may discover how you [ poirot ] did it . after all , where were you at the time of the murder ?
later she reappears , dressed in expensive clothes , now no longer the vulnerable sympathetic wife but dressed to kill , so to speak . then patrick unwittingly makes the second of three mistakes : he pays the hotel bill with a check .
when patrick points out his wife has vertigo and thus couldn ' t have climbed down the ladder at the cliff leading to the grotto , poirot mentions that in order for linda to have seen christine waving she would have to have stood at the edge of the cliff . he reveals that he tried and became dizzy , so no one with vertigo would have even dared to try .