6.9
“The story of another war more deadly...more destructive...against the world wide opium conspiracy.”
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
May 20, 19661h 40mEN
5.9
22 votes
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.
Director
Terence YoungWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
CometTelsun Foundation Inc.United Nations (UN)Wiener Stadthalle-Station Betriebs-und Produktionsgesellschaft
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CinemaSerf
5.0The opening dose of earnest monologue from Princess Grace of Monaco gives us a clue as to what we might be in for here. It's a clunkily stitched together series of cameos built around the process of identifying and stopping those bent on exporting opium from Iran to, ultimately via Europe, the United States. Yul Brynner ("Col. Salem") starts off the process working with the Imperial authorities in Iran where poppy farming is completely outlawed. Needless to say, though, if the money was right then there were those who would bend the rules and here we can look "Salah Khan" (Hugh Griffiths - a p…
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