The Poppy Is Also a Flower
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Produced by | Euan Lloyd |
| Written by |
Jo Eisinger Ian Fleming (story) |
| Starring |
E.G. Marshall Trevor Howard Yul Brynner Eli Wallach Angie Dickinson |
| Narrated by | Grace Kelly |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Distributed by |
ABC (US TV broadcast) Astral Films (US theatrical) |
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80 minutes (TV) 100 minutes (theatrical) |
| Language | English |
The Poppy Is Also a Flower is a 1966 ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. It was originally made under the auspices of the United Nations as part of a series of television specials designed to promote the organization's work. The film was directed by Terence Young and stars Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Marcello Mastroianni. Grace Kelly (as Princess Grace of Monaco) narrates.
The film was also known by alternate titles Poppies Are Also Flowers, The Opium Connection, and Danger Grows Wild (in the UK).
In an attempt to stem the heroin trade at the Afghanistan–Iran border, a group of narcotics agents working for the United Nations inject a radioactive compound into a seized shipment of opium, in the hopes that it will lead them to the main heroin distributor in Europe.
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Part of the production of this film took place overseas. Iran was the main scene for many desert and border scenes. The crew spent several weeks on location and the local cinematographers joined the team to accomplish the production. Famous Iranian cinematographers cooperated with this project, including Maziyar Partow.
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