The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The story of another war more deadly...more destructive...against the world wide opium conspiracy.
1966 · 100 min · ★ 6.1 · 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.
Directed by Terence Young · Written by Jo Eisinger
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Trevor Howard Sam Lincoln -
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Marcello Mastroianni Inspector Mosca
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