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The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

61% User Rating
1h 33min
Science Fiction
Horror

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

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.

Steve SekelyDirector

Cast

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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

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Geoffrey Matthews

Luis de la Vega

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Gilgi Hauser

Teresa de la Vega

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John Tate

Captain - SS Midland

Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford

Bettina

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Arthur Gross

Flight 356 Radioman

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Colette Wilde

Nurse Jamieson

Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson

Greenhouse Watchman

Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

Poiret

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Chris Adcock

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Michael Bishop

Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)

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Ernest Blyth

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Blind Man at Station (uncredited)

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Maxwell Craig

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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Mick Dillon

Triffid (uncredited)

Katya Douglas

Katya Douglas

Mary (uncredited)

Peter Dyneley

Peter Dyneley

Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)

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Mabel Etherington

Blind Woman (uncredited)

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Thomas Gallagher

Burly Man (uncredited)

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Muriel Greenslade

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

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George Hilsdon

Man in Train Station (uncredited)

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Gerry Judge

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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Edith Pavitt

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

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Harry Phipps

Man in Train Station (uncredited)

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Bill Rayment

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

Ernie Rice

Ernie Rice

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

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Johnny Rossi

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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John Simpson

Blind Man (uncredited)

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Esme Smythe

Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited)

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Sidney Vivian

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Reviews (3)

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Rating 80%

July 5, 2016

This was solid and surprisingly very effective at getting across both the dread and horrific atmosphere of such a predicament--and would make a very good double bill with Kaufman's (70's) 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. I love my veggies, but I'll never look at a salad the same way again...

Media

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George Hickenlooper on THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

George Hickenlooper on THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

Day of the Triffids Trailer (1962)

Day of the Triffids Trailer (1962)

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