The Day of the Triffids (1963)
From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!
93 min
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.
- Release date
- April 25, 1963
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- Ron Goodwin
- Budget
- $750,000
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Cast
- Howard Keel as Bill Masen
- Janina Faye as Susan
- Nicole Maurey as Christine Durrant
- Janette Scott as Karen Goodwin
- Mervyn Johns as Mr. Coker
- Kieron Moore as Tom Goodwin
- Ewan Roberts as Dr. Soames
- Alison Leggatt as Miss Coker
- Geoffrey Matthews as Luis de la Vega
- Gilgi Hauser as Teresa de la Vega
- Carole Ann Ford as Bettina
- Arthur Gross as Flight 356 Radioman
- Colette Wilde as Nurse Jamieson
- Ian Wilson as Greenhouse Watchman
- Victor Brooks as Poiret
- Ernest Blyth as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
- Jim Brady as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
- Mick Dillon as Triffid (uncredited)
- Katya Douglas as Mary (uncredited)
- Peter Dyneley as Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
- Thomas Gallagher as Burly Man (uncredited)
- George Hilsdon as Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Crew
- Steve Sekely · Director
- Bernard Gordon · Writer
- Philip Yordan · Writer
- John Wyndham · Writer
- George Pitcher · Producer
- Ron Goodwin · Composer
- Ted Moore · Cinematographer
- Spencer Reeve · Editor