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The Day of the Triffids  (1963)
Beware the triffids... they grow... know... walk... talk... stalk... and kill!


6.1|24 Apr, 1963|93 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$750,000
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Keywords
london, england
paris, france
based on novel or book
marine biologist
giant plant
plant
meteor
alien life-form
alien invasion
child molester
blindness
man eating plant
botanical garden
meteor shower
little girl in peril
mass evacuation
alien plant-life
isolated lighthouse
ship's mate
childnapper
cadiz, spain
sea water
fairgrounds
abandoned cities
seeing people

Casts

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
Luis de la Vega
Gilgi Hauser
Teresa de la Vega
John Tate
Captain - SS Midland
Carole Ann Ford
Carole Ann Ford
Bettina
Arthur Gross
Flight 356 Radioman
Colette Wilde
Nurse Jamieson
Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson
Greenhouse Watchman
Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks
Poiret
Chris Adcock
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Bishop
Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
Blind Man at Station (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Mick Dillon
Triffid (uncredited)
Katya Douglas
Katya Douglas
Mary (uncredited)
Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley
Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Blind Woman (uncredited)
Thomas Gallagher
Burly Man (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Edith Pavitt
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Phipps
Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Bill Rayment
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Ernie Rice
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Johnny Rossi
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
John Simpson
Blind Man (uncredited)
Esme Smythe
Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited)
Sidney Vivian
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Crews

Bernard Gordon
Screenplay
Steve Sekely
Steve Sekely
Director
John Wyndham
Novel
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Executive Producer
Cedric Dawe
Art Direction
Wally Veevers
Visual Effects
Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer
Ted Moore
Director of Photography
George Pitcher
Producer
Paul Rabiger
Makeup Artist
John Winbolt
Camera Operator
Eileen Warwick
Hairstylist
Matt McCarthy
Sound Editor
John Shinerock
Focus Puller
Maurice Askew
Sound Recordist
Bert Ross
Sound Recordist
Hugh Davey
Focus Puller

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