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Poppies Are Also Flowers

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Poppies Are Also Flowers
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Original Cinema Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USA
Error creating thumbnail: File missing France
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Austria
Directed by Terence Young
Release Date 1966
Distributor ABC
Main Cast
Character Actor
Coley Jones E.G. Marshall
Sam Lincoln Trevor Howard
Linda Benson Angie Dickinson
Colonel Salem Yul Brynner
Salah Rahman Khan Hugh Griffith
Inspector Mosca Marcello Mastroianni
Superintendent Roche Georges Géret
Serge Marko Gilbert Roland
Martin Harold Sakata
Dr. Rad Omar Sharif


Poppies Are Also Flowers (also known as The Poppy Is Also a Flower, Danger Grows Wild and The Opium Connection) is a 1966 made for TV adventure movie directed by Terence Young and based on an idea by Ian Fleming. An international group of anti-narcotics agents struggles against drug traffic in the Middle East and Europe.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Poppies Are Also Flowers:


Handguns

Smith & Wesson Military & Police Revolver

Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolvers are used in the opening scene by Benson (Stephen Boyd) and his men. Later M&P revolvers are carried by several of Colonel Salem's officers.

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Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special
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Benson fires his revolver.
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Benson's assistant with his revolver.
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A brigand with revolver.
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Two of Colonel Salem's officers, disguised as nomads, arrest Salah Rahman Khan (Hugh Griffith).

Mauser Pocket Pistol

A Mauser Pocket Pistol, supposedly a Model 1910, is carried by Linda Benson (Angie Dickinson) in the scene in Teheran hotel.

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1910 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 6.35mm
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Linda Benson holds Coley Jones (E.G. Marshall) at gunpoint.
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Another view at the pistol.
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Linda Benson with her pistol in hand.

Colt Model 1903

A Colt Model 1903 is Coley Jones' (E.G. Marshall) personal weapon. In the scene in Teheran hotel the pistol is taken from Jones by Linda Benson (Angie Dickinson). In the final scene Linda Benson holds the pistol herself and then returnes it to Jones.

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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP
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Linda Benson with her Mauser Pocket Pistol and Jones' pistol.
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Linda Benson hits Martin (Harold Sakata) with the grip of Jones' pistol in the final scene.
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Jones gets his pistol back.

MAB Model D Type II

In the final scene Coley Jones (E.G. Marshall) uses a MAB Model D Type II pistol.

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MAB Model D Type II - .32 ACP
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Jones holds his pistol.
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Jones puts the pistol back to holster.

M1911A1

An M1911A1 is a personal weapon of Colonel Salem (Yul Brynner).

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World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1
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Unidentified pistols

Various characters are seen with unidentified pistols.

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Captain Vanderbilt (Anthony Quayle) with his pistol.
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Martin (Harold Sakata) aims his pistol at Sam Lincoln (Trevor Howard).

Submachine Guns

M1A1 Thompson

Several of Colonel Salem's soldiers carry M1A1 Thompson SMGs.

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M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP
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Several men holds Thompsons including the one at the right.
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A barrel of Thompson is seen at the right.

Unidentified SMGs

Several of Colonel Salem's soldiers carry SMGs that resemble Beretta Model 38A.

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Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm
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A man at the left carries an SMG at his back.
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A man at the left holds an SMG.

Rifles

M1 Garand

During several scenes in Iranian desert M1 Garand rifles are seen in hands of both Salah Rahman Khan's brigands and Colonel Salem's soldiers.

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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A brigand fires his Garand.
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Brigands with Garands.
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Colonel Salem's soldiers, disguised as nomads, carry Garands.
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A barrel of Garand is seen at the left.

Lee-Enfield rifle

During several scenes in Iranian desert Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles are seen in hands of various brigands.

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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British
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A brigand holds a SMLE rifle in the opening scene.
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A barrel of a SMLE rifle is seen behind Galam Khan (Jean-Claude Pascal).

At least one of Colonel Salem's men carries a rifle that looks like a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I.

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Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British
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Unidentified sporterized rifle

During several scenes in Iranian desert sporterized rifles, supposedly Mausers, are carried by various brigands and drug traders.

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German-style Mauser 98 Sporter Model B - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A brigand with sporterized rifle is seen behind Benson (Stephen Boyd).
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A brigand (Paolo Magalotti) hits Benson with the buttstock of his rifle.
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A brigand with sporterized rifle is seen behind Galam Khan (Jean-Claude Pascal). Next to him another brigand carries an SMLE.
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A barrel of sporterized rifle.

Various unidentified rifles

Various rifles are seen during the scenes in Iranian desert. These scenes were filmed in Iran so the rifles or some of them may be of VZ-98/29 Persian Mauser model.

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Guards with rifles with bayonets are seen at the background.
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A Mauser rifle is seen at the back of one of Colonel Salem's men.
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A brigand with a rifle is seen at the left.
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A brigand at the left carries a rifle.
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A man with a Mauser-style rifle is seen behind Colonel Salem.