The Poppy Is Also a Flower is an ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. The film was directed by Terence Young and stars Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, and Marcello Mastroianni. Grace Kelly narrates. The film was also known by alternate titles Poppies Are Also Flowers, The Opium Connection and Danger Grows Wild . 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. 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. The film is based on an idea by Ian Fleming, the James Bond creator.
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| Release date: | 1966 |
| Directed by: | Terence Young |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Euan Lloyd |
| Music by: | Georges Garvarentz |
| Cinematography: | Henri Alekan |
| Screenplay by: | Ian Fleming, Jo Eisinger |