THE POPPY IS ALSO A FLOWER (1966)

The Poppy Is Also a Flower is a 1966 ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. It was originally made under the auspices of the United Nations as part of a series of television specials designed to promote the organization's work. The film was directed by Terence Young and stars Yul Brynner, Omar Sharif, Eli Wallach, Angie Dickinson, Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth 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).
Cast in alphabetical order:

Senta Berger as Maxine
Stephen Boyd as Benson
Yul Brynner as Col. Salem
Angie Dickinson as Linda Benson
Georges Géret as Supt. Roche
Hugh Griffith as Tribal chief
Jack Hawkins as Gen. Bahar
Rita Hayworth as Monique Markos
Trevor Howard as Sam Lincoln
Trini López as Himself
E. G. Marshall as Coley
Marcello Mastroianni as Insp. Mosca
Amedeo Nazzari as Capt. Dinonnio
Anthony Quayle as Capt. Vanderbilt
Gilbert Roland as Serge Markos
Harold Sakata as Martin
Omar Sharif as Dr. Rad
Barry Sullivan as Chasen
Nadja Tiller as Dr. Bronovska
Eli Wallach as "Happy" Locarno

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