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Evil Under the Sun   1982         PG, 102 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller Director: Guy Hamilton   Cast: Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Maggie Smith, Roddy McDowall, Sylvia Miles, James Mason, Denis Quilley, Diana Rigg, Emily Hone, John Alderson, Paul Antrim, Richard Vernon, Barbara Hicks   In this Agatha Christie story, a famous actress, Arlena Marshall (Diana Rigg), is murdered while visiting an idyllic beach resort, and detective Hercules Poirot (Peter Ustinov) investigates. Suspects include Arlena's biographer Rex (Roddy McDowall), Broadway producers Odell and Myra Gardener (James Mason and Sylvia Miles), Arlena's husband Kenneth (Denis Quilley), Kenneth's lover Daphne (Maggie Smith), millionaire Sir Horace Blatt (Colin Blakely), Arlena's lover Patrick (Nicholas Clay), and Patrick's wife Christine (Jane Birkin). Poirot has his work cut out for him when he learns more about the suspects—all of whom had motives to kill Arlena. Cast Peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot Colin Blakely Sir Horace Blatt Jane Birkin Christine Redfern Nicholas Clay Patrick Redfern Maggie Smith Daphne Castle Roddy McDowall Rex Brewster Sylvia Miles Myra Gardener James Mason Odell Gardener Denis Quilley Capt. Kenneth Marshall Diana Rigg Arlena Stuart Marshall Emily Hone Linda Marshall John Alderson Police Sergeant Paul Antrim Police Inspector Richard Vernon Mr. Flewitt Barbara Hicks Mr. Flewitt`s Secretary