I've always liked this quirky movie. I'd like to find a quality version. What I've seen on the web and video is garbage. It's mind-boggling to see EG Marshall, a life-long sedentary, middle-aged actor, kill Quayle and Sakata and beat up Roland. Director Hamilton restages his From Russia With Love slugfest on a moving train. Eli gets my award for funniest, over the top ex-Mafia hood. Not enough photographic emphasis was given to Angie's legs, world class in 1965. Hayward's role was thankless. She deserved better. Yul must have enjoyed his part. He gets a fancy costume and a noble horse and commands a squad of Iranian cops in the desert years before the extremists took over the country.
Review of The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
(1966 TV Movie)
EG Marshall takes on Oddjob
9 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers