EVIL UNDER THE SUN (1982)- PG

Famous Detective Hercule Poirot is back again in this Agatha Christie Murder Mystery classic. This time around, Poirot is investigating an insurance company who is recently involved with the death of a woman, and an important diamond which, upon being insured, proves to be a fake. The journey takes Poirot to a tropical island where he meets up with one Sir Horace Platt and and Arlena Marshall. Along the way, Poirot discovers that Arlena is not well-liked, for many a reason: affairs, pretentiousness, ad nauseam;so no one is really surprised when she turns up dead. The question at hand, however, is just how and why is she dead, and, of course, who is behind the murder cover-up? Leave it to infamous Poirot to find out in this classic Christie murder-mystery...

The cast includes: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Roddy McDowall, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, and Sylvia Miles.

Director Guy Hamilton is primary known for directing several classic James Bond films (DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, GOLDFINGER). Guy Hamilton also directed the Agatha Christie novel turned movie, THE MIRROR CRACK'D.

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