The Poppy Is Also a Flower is a 1966 ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. The film was directed by Terence Young and starred Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, 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).
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The Poppy Is Also a Flower is a 1966 ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. The film was directed by Terence Young and starred Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, 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 from 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.
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 cooperate with this project,...
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