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Evil Under the Sun

Agatha Christie

Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including Arlena's new husband. But Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent crime of passion? conceals something much more evil.

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Rian Johnson referenced Evil Under the Sun in two episodes, noting that the film's classic whodunit style helped inspire his movie Knives Out and that he grew up watching the Peter Ustinov Poirot adaptations, including this title. He expressed fond memories of the movie and its genre, highlighting its influence on his work and his appreciation for Christie’s storytelling.

Episode: "Rian Johnson"

Knives Out was said to be inspired by the whodunit style and setting of Agatha Christie films like Evil Under the Sun, but with a modern American setting.

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And I remember, I have great memories of like watching those movies with my family and feeling like I was watching something very grown up. And I love those films and I love the genre.

Episode: "Rian Johnson"

Rian Johnson mentioned that he grew up loving Agatha Christie's books and specifically mentioned watching the Peter Ustinov Poirot movies, including 'Evil Under the Sun'.

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And that was the ones with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. So it was like Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun.

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They described it as a Christie novel whose villain is presented in a sympathetic light and noted its themes of evil and sexism.

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In Evil Under the Sun, the woman who turns out to be complicit in the murder, but is presented in kind of very positive light.

— Episode: 185. Agatha Christie

Episode: 185. Agatha Christie

They described it as a Christie novel whose villain is presented in a sympathetic light and noted its themes of evil and sexism.

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In Evil Under the Sun, the woman who turns out to be complicit in the murder, but is presented in kind of very positive light.

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