From the Creator of James Bond 🕵️‍♂️ The Opium Connection (1966) Espionage Classic

Following the deadly trail | An all-star international espionage mission. United Nations narcotics agents attempt to trace heroin shipments from the Afghanistan-Iran border to the main European distributor. Original title: The Poppy Is Also a Flower Alternative title: The Opium Connection 🇦🇷 La amapola también es una flor 🇦🇺 Danger Grows Wild / Poppies Are Also Flowers / Opium: Code Name Poppy 🇦🇹 Mohn ist auch eine Blume 🇧🇪 Operatie opium / Le pavot est aussi une fleur / Opération opium 🇧🇷 O Ópio também é Uma Flor / Papoulas também são flores 🇨🇴 La amapola también es una flor 🇨🇿 Máky jsou také květy 🇩🇰 Operation opium 🇫🇮 Operaatio Opium / Unikko tietää kuolemaa 🇫🇷 Opération Opium 🇩🇪 Mohn ist auch eine Blume 🇬🇷 Απόρρητος φάκελλος 'Κόκκινη παπαρούνα' / Η κόκκινη παπαρούνα 🇭🇺 A mák virága is virág 🇮🇹 Il papavero è anche un fiore 🇯🇵 悪のシンフォニー 🇲🇽 Operación opio 🇳🇴 Djevleblomsten 🇵🇱 Mak również jest kwiatem 🇵🇹 A papoila também é uma flor 🇷🇴 Macul este şi el o floare 🇷🇺 Маки - это тоже цветы 🇪🇸 Las flores del diablo 🇸🇪 Djävulens blomma / Operation Opium 🇹🇷 Parola - Zehir 🇻🇪 La amapola no es una flor 🇷🇸 Operacija Opijum 🎬 CREW Directed by Terence Young Written by Jo Eisinger (Story by Ian Fleming) Musical Score by Georges Auric Cinematography by Henri Alekan Release date: September 21, 1966 Filming location: Iran, France, and Italy ⭐️ CASTLIST Senta Berger - Maxine Stephen Boyd - Agent Benson Yul Brynner - Colonel Salem Angie Dickinson - Linda Benson Trevor Howard - Sam Lincoln (UN agent) Rita Hayworth - Monique Marko (addictive performance!) Eli Wallach - Locarno (suspected smuggler) Omar Sharif - Dr. Rad (Iranian official) Jack Hawkins - General Bahar Gilbert Roland - Serge Marko (crime boss) E.G. Marshall - Coley Jones (UN agent) Marcello Mastroianni - Inspector Mosca Anthony Quayle - Captain Vanderbilt Trini López - Himself (musical cameo) Hugh Griffith - Salah Rahman Khan (opium supplier) 🎯 WHY WATCH? Spy • Action • Crime • Drama • Mystery • Classic Cinema 🌍 Globetrotting Espionage - 🕵️‍♂️ Ian Fleming Story - ⭐ Massive All-Star Cast Based on a story by James Bond creator Ian Fleming and directed by 007 veteran Terence Young, this globe-trotting spy thriller is packed with tension. Featuring an unbelievable ensemble cast that reads like a who's who of 1960s Hollywood royalty, it’s a stylish and sweeping adventure from start to finish.