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Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)

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

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Terence Young
Writer : Jo Eisinger

Synopsis

In this anti-drug film narrated by Grace Kelly, a group of narcotics agents working for the United Nations inject a radioactive compound into a seized shipment of opium at the Afghanistan–Iran border, in the hopes that it will lead them to the main heroin distributor in Europe.

Actors

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Self - Narrator (uncredited)
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

Crews

Terence Young
Terence Young
Director
Jo Eisinger
Jo Eisinger
Screenplay
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Monique Bonnot
Monique Bonnot
Editor
Peter Thornton
Peter Thornton
Editor
Henry Richardson
Henry Richardson
Editor
Georges Auric
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
John Shinerock
John Shinerock
Camera Operator
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Story
Adolf Eder
Adolf Eder
Producer
Euan Lloyd
Euan Lloyd
Producer
Karl Spiehs
Karl Spiehs
Producer
Edgar Rosenberg
Edgar Rosenberg
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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