Evil Under the Sun

1982 film by Guy Hamilton
Movie film Q980257
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Summary

Evil Under the Sun is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,772 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Guy Hamilton[3]
  • Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer[4]
  • Composer: Cole Porter[5]
  • Genre: crime film[6], drama film[7]
  • Based on: Evil Under the Sun[8]
  • Follows: The Mirror Crack'd[9]
  • Cast member: Peter Ustinov[10], James Mason[11], Maggie Smith[12], Nicholas Clay[13], Jane Birkin[14], Colin Blakely[15], Sylvia Miles[16], Denis Quilley[17], Roddy McDowall[18], Diana Rigg[19], Barbara Hicks[20], Richard Vernon[21]
  • Producer: Richard Goodwin[22], John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne[23]
  • Production company: EMI Films[24]
  • Director of photography: Christopher Challis[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Evil Under the Sun (1981 film)[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[29], 92%[30], 61/100[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[33], Australia[34]
  • Publication date: September 30, 1982[35], January 1, 1982[36], March 5, 1982[37], March 22, 1982[38], March 23, 1982[39]
  • Coordinate location: 39.52931, 2.430436[40]
  • Has edition or translation: Q113342581[41]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Adriatic Sea[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Evil Under the Sun (1981 film)[45]
  • Filming location: Calvià[46]
  • Commons gallery: Evil Under the Sun (1981 film)[47]
  • Film editor: Richard Marden[48]

Why It Matters

Evil Under the Sun has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 20001
    P14821 → 83908
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 26461
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  3. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0070620
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1982-09-30T00:00:00Z, +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1982-03-05T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Anthony Shaffer
    Duration → {'amount': '+117'}, {'amount': '+116'}
    Mpa film rating → PG
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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