The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1h 40min

Crime

Drama

Mystery

A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.

Production Companies

Comet

Telsun Foundation Inc.

United Nations

Cast

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
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
Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller

Dr. Bronovska
Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

'Happy' Locarno
Jocelyn Lane

Jocelyn Lane

Society Photographer
Luisa Rivelli

Luisa Rivelli

Miss Hatif
Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Dr. Pineau
Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo

Sophia Banzo
Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Self - Narrator (uncredited)
Gilda Dahlberg

Gilda Dahlberg

Marko's Table Guest
Robert Cunningham

Robert Cunningham

Technician (uncredited)
Ali Oveisi

Ali Oveisi

Minor Role
Yvan Chiffre

Yvan Chiffre

(uncredited)
Georges Douking

Georges Douking

Financier of Marko (uncredited)
Paolo Magalotti

Paolo Magalotti

Bandit Who Knocks Out Benson (uncredited)
Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Financier of Marko (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

Galam Khan (uncredited)
Michel Thomass

Michel Thomass

Nightclub Maître D' (uncredited)

Release date

20th May 1966

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English