The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

24 April 1963 (GB)Science Fiction, Horror1 hour and 33 minutes
61%
User score

Beware the triffids... they grow... know... walk... talk... stalk... and kill!

Description

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

Bernard Gordon
Screenplay
Steve Sekely
Director
John Wyndham
Novel
Freddie Francis
Director

Actors

Howard Keel
Howard Keel
Bill Masen
Janina Faye
Janina Faye
Susan - Child on the Train
Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey
Christine Durrant
Janette Scott
Janette Scott
Karen Goodwin
Kieron Moore
Kieron Moore
Tom Goodwin
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Mr. Coker
Ewan Roberts
Ewan Roberts
Dr. Soames
Alison Leggatt
Alison Leggatt
Miss Coker
Geoffrey Matthews
Geoffrey Matthews
Luis de la Vega
Gilgi Hauser
Gilgi Hauser
Teresa de la Vega
John Tate
John Tate
Captain - SS Midland
Carole Ann Ford
Carole Ann Ford
Bettina
Arthur Gross
Arthur Gross
Flight 356 Radioman
Colette Wilde
Colette Wilde
Nurse Jamieson
Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson
Greenhouse Watchman
Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks
Poiret
Chris Adcock
Chris Adcock
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Bishop
Michael Bishop
Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Ernest Blyth
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$750,000

Revenue

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Keywords
london, englandparis, francebased on novel or bookmarine biologistgiant plantplantmeteoralien life-formalien invasionchild molesterblindnessman eating plantbotanical gardenmeteor showerlittle girl in perilmass evacuationalien plant-lifeisolated lighthouseship's matechildnappercadiz, spainsea waterfairgroundsabandoned citiesseeing people