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Guy Hamilton Feature Films Ranked James Bond Feature Films Ranked .

Guy Hamilton Feature Films Ranked James Bond Feature Films Ranked

Guy Hamilton Feature Films Ranked James Bond Feature Films Ranked

Guy Hamilton Feature Films Ranked James Bond Feature Films Ranked

The last of the four  John Brabourne  and  Richard Goodwin -produced  Agatha's Christie  adaptations, Evil Under The Sun (1982) saw frequent  Bond  director  Guy Hamilton  returning to deliver a stronger film than both 1980's  The Mirror Crack'd   (which he also directed) (my review  here ) and  Death On The Nile  (1978) (my review here ). Though not quite as good as Murder On The Orient Express (1974) (my review here ), which had the benefit of the best director ( Sidney Lumet ) and (in my opinion) the best Hercule Poirot  on film ( Albert Finney ), EUTS  is undoubtedly my second favorite of the four Brabourne/Goodwin Christie films.  I liked  Peter Ustinov  as Poirot more this time around than in DOTN  and Hamilton's direction is better. The locations, production design and costumes are all simply wonderful. The ensemble is a joy. Aside from Ustinov, a number of actors ...

The Mirror Crack'd  (1980) was the third of four  Agatha's Christie  adaptations—following 1974's  Murder On The Orient Express   (my review here ) and 1978's  Death On The Nile   (my review here )—made by producers John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin . It's my least favorite of the three mentioned (I have yet to see 1982's  Evil Under The Sun ), and I have to admit to being a much bigger fan of Hercule Poirot as protagonist (as good as Angela Lansbury is as Miss Marple here).  But there is of course another great ensemble cast (though not as large or as well known as the previous two Brabourne/Goodwin Christies), some choice one-liners including humor that pokes fun at both the cast of this film and other associated actors, and frequent Bond director Guy Hamilton  does a solid job. The best and most amusing part of the film though (and honestly the main draw were I to revisit this one) is easily the catty, campy quarrels between Eli...