Das Böse unter der Sonne (1982)

Das Böse unter der Sonne: Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay. Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.

“Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) is vacationing at a resort on a beautiful island. A very rich and evil woman (Diana Rigg) is murdered. The owner of the resort (Maggie Smith) hires Poirot to find the killer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis was made because u0026quot;Death on the Nileu0026quot; was such a big hit. For some reason this bombed quickly at the box office. I canu0026#39;t see why–itu0026#39;s no classic but itu0026#39;s actually well-done on beautiful locations with a good cast. Ustinov is just perfect as Poirot and the rest of the big name cast (among them…Roddy McDowell, Sylvia Miles, James Mason) do well. Nicholas Clay especially stands out…and wears a VERY tight bathing suit through most of the movie. The script is well-written with some hysterically catty dialogue between Rigg and Smith. Thereu0026#39;s also some great Cole Porter songs on the soundtrack and the costumes are just breath-taking (especially on Rigg).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot as good as u0026quot;Death…u0026quot; but fun and enjoyable. Worth catching.”