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The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The story of another war more deadly...more destructive...against the world wide opium conspiracy.

Genres

CrimeDramaMystery

OverView

A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

20 May 1966

Country

France

Cast

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Maxine

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Benson

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Colonel Salem

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Linda Benson

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Superintendent Roche

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Salah Rahman Khan

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

General Bahar

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Monique Marko

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Sam Lincoln

Trini López

Trini López

Himself

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Coley Jones

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Inspector Mosca

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Captain Di Nonno

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Captain Vanderbilt

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Serge Marko

Harold Sakata

Harold Sakata

Martin

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Dr. Rad

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Chasen

Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller

Dr. Bronovska

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

'Happy' Locarno

Laya Raki

Laya Raki

Luisa

Jocelyn Lane

Jocelyn Lane

Society Photographer

Luisa Rivelli

Luisa Rivelli

Miss Hatif

Sylvia Sorrente

Sylvia Sorrente

Virgia

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Dr. Pineau

Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo

Sophia Banzo

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Self - Narrator (uncredited)

Violette Marceau

Violette Marceau

Minor Role

Gilda Dahlberg

Gilda Dahlberg

Marko's Table Guest

Morteza Kazerouni

Morteza Kazerouni

Minor Role

Robert Cunningham

Robert Cunningham

Technician (uncredited)

Ali Oveisi

Ali Oveisi

Minor Role

Yvan Chiffre

Yvan Chiffre

(uncredited)

Georges Douking

Georges Douking

Financier of Marko (uncredited)

Paolo Magalotti

Paolo Magalotti

Bandit Who Knocks Out Benson (uncredited)

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Financier of Marko (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

Galam Khan (uncredited)

Michel Thomass

Michel Thomass

Nightclub Maître D' (uncredited)

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