| Sol Madrid | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Brian G. Hutton |
| Screenplay by | David Karp |
| Based on | Fruit of the Poppy 1965 novel by Robert Wilder |
| Produced by | Hall Bartlett Elliott Kastner Jerry Gershwin (uncredited) |
| Starring | David McCallum Telly Savalas Ricardo Montalbán |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Edited by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
Production companies | Hall Bartlett Pictures Inc. Gershwin-Kastner Productions |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sol Madrid is a 1968 film directed by Brian G. Hutton and filmed in Acapulco. Based on the 1965 novel Fruit of the Poppy by Robert Wilder, it was released in the UK as The Heroin Gang and in Australia as The Secret File of Sol Madrid.[1] The MGM film starred David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas and Ricardo Montalbán with John Cassavetes being replaced by Rip Torn prior to filming.[2] It was the final film of Paul Lukas.
- ^ "THE SECRET FILE OF SOL MADRID Original Daybill Movie Poster David McCallum Telly Savalas".
- ^ "Stella Stevens: "I had the pleasure to work with a lot of great directors, but Vincente Minnelli was just wonderful"". 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.