The Opium Connection (1966)

The Opium Connection (1966)
Director: Terence Young
Writers: Jo Eisinger, Ian Fleming (story)
Release Date: 16 October 1966 (USA)
Runtime: 01:40:00


* Plot:

In an attempt to stem the heroin trade from Iran, a group of narcotics agents working for the UN inject a radioactive compound into a seized shipment of opium, in the hopes that it will lead them to the main heroin distributor in Europe.

Along the way, they encounter a mysterious woman doing her own investigating of the smuggling operation.

Together, they follow the trail as it leads them through the back alleys and luxury resorts of Europe.


* Cast:


Senta Berger ... Maxine - nightclub wrestler
Stephen Boyd ... Benson
Yul Brynner ... Colonel Salem
Angie Dickinson ... Linda Benson
Georges Géret ... Superintendent Roche (as Georges Geret)
Hugh Griffith ... Salah Rahman Khan
Jack Hawkins ... General Bahar
Rita Hayworth ... Monique Marko
Trevor Howard ... Sam Lincoln
Trini López ... Himself (as Trini Lopez)
E.G. Marshall ... Coley John
Marcello Mastroianni ... Inspector Mosca
Amedeo Nazzari ... Captain Di Nonno