The Day of the Triffids (1963)

A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of some Triffids: experimental plants that are capable of moving themselves around and attacking people. In the film version, however, the Triffids are not experimental plants. Instead they are space aliens whose spores have arrived in an earlier meteor shower.

Original Title : THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

Director(s) : Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis (uncredited)

Writer(s) : Bernard Gordon (screenplay) (front Philip Yordan), , Philip Yordan (front for Bernard Gordon), , John Wyndham (novel)

Genre(s) : Horror,Sci-Fi

Length : 1 h 33 minYear : 1963Country : United KingdomLangage : EnglishRatio : 2.35 : 1US Release : 2010-04-23

Aka(s) :
(original title) - The Day of the Triffids
Argentina - La amenaza verde
Australia - The Day of the Triffids
Belgium - De Triffids komen(Flemish)
Brazil - O Terror Veio do Espaço
Bulgaria - Денят на трифидите(Bulgarian)

Canada - The Day of the Triffids
Denmark - Den nat Triffiderne kom
Finland - Päivä jona maailma tuli sokeaksi
Finland - Päivä, jolloin maailma sokeutui
Finland - Dagen, då världen blev blind
France - La révolte des triffides
Greece - Drapetes tou prasinou tromou
Greece - Δραπέτες του πράσινου τρόμου
Hungary - Triffidek napja
Italy - Il giorno dei trifidi
Italy - L'invasione dei mostri verdi
Japan - Humanity SOS!
Japan - 人類SOS!
Mexico - La amenaza verde
Netherlands - De Triffids komen
Norway - Triffidenes opprør
Panama - Los últimos días de la Tierra
Poland - Dzień Tryfidów
Portugal - Quando o Mundo Cegou
Serbia - Dan Trifida
Soviet Union - День триффидов
Spain - El día de los trífidos
Spain - La semilla del espacio
Sweden - Kampen mot det okända
Sweden - Skräckens dagar
Sweden - Triffidernas dag
Sweden - Trifyderna dag
Ukraine - День Триффідів
United Kingdom - The Day of the Triffids
United States - The Day of the Triffids
West Germany - Angriff der Mörderpflanzen
West Germany - Blumen des Schreckens

Actors :
Howard Keel Bill Masen
Nicole Maurey Christine Durrant
Janette Scott Karen Goodwin
Kieron Moore Tom Goodwin
Mervyn Johns Mr Coker
Ewan Roberts Dr Soames
Alison Leggatt Miss Coker
Geoffrey Matthews Luis de la Vega
Janina Faye Susan
Gilgi Hauser Teresa de la Vega
John Tate Captain - SS Midland
Carole Ann Ford Bettina (as Carol Ann Ford)
Arthur Gross Flight 356 Radioman
Colette Wilde Nurse Jamieson (as Collette Wilde)
Ian Wilson Greenhouse Watchman
Victor Brooks Poiret
Chris Adcock Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Bishop Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Jim Brady Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters Blind Man at Station (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Mick Dillon Triffid (uncredited)
Katya Douglas Mary (uncredited)
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 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)

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