1982
Guy Hamilton
A mysterious death on a beach near a glamorous hotel in the Mediterranean can only be solved by legendary Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot….
Another star-studded cast heads up Guy Hamilton’s second take on an Agatha Christie story. Peter Ustinov returns as Hercule Poirot and is joined by alumni from Death on the Nile Maggie Smith and Jane Birkin as well as James Mason (North by Northwest), Roddy McDowall (Planet of The Apes) and Diana RIgg (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service).
Based On The Novel By Agatha Christie
The 2025 restoration was made from the original 35mm negative, from which a 4K 16-BIT scan was made.
Colour grading and restoration were completed by Silver Salt Restoration – UK, who dedicated over 200 hours to manually clean and carefully remove sparkle, density fluctuation, dirt and scratches.
This project was supervised by Jahanzeb Hayat and Mariana Ledesma at Studiocanal UK.
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