Howard Keel

Janina Faye

Nicole Maurey

Janette Scott

Kieron Moore

Mervyn Johns

Ewan Roberts

Alison Leggatt

Geoffrey Matthews

Gilgi Hauser

John Tate

Carole Ann Ford

Arthur Gross

Colette Wilde

Ian Wilson

Victor Brooks

Chris Adcock

Michael Bishop

Ernest Blyth

Jim Brady

Jimmy Charters

Maxwell Craig

Mick Dillon

Katya Douglas

Peter Dyneley

Mabel Etherington

Thomas Gallagher

Muriel Greenslade

George Hilsdon

Gerry Judge

Frederick Kelsey

Juba Kennerley

Edith Pavitt

Harry Phipps

Bill Rayment

Ernie Rice

Johnny Rossi

John Simpson

Esme Smythe

Sidney Vivian

Joe Wadham

Fred Wood

Bernard Gordon

Steve Sekely

John Wyndham

Philip Yordan

Cedric Dawe

Wally Veevers

Ron Goodwin

Ted Moore

George Pitcher

Paul Rabiger

John Winbolt

Eileen Warwick

Freddie Francis

Matt McCarthy

John Shinerock

Maurice Askew

Bert Ross

Hugh Davey

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Horror

The Day of the Triffids

Allied Artists Pictures

Security Pictures Ltd.

United Kingdom

English

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

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...

_**Attack of the Plant Monsters**_

After a curious meteor shower creates havoc on Earth, a merchant navy officer (Howard Keel) in England is forced to contend with mobile vegetation-based creatures; meanwhile on an island off of Cornwall a troubled scientist couple working at a lighthouse try to solve the problem (Janette Scott & Kieron Moore).   

"The Day of the Triffids” (1963) is a British creature feature that borrows from “War of the Worlds” of ten years prior (particularly the ending), but it’s not in the same league. While the creators did their best to create scary-looking plant monsters, they’re just not as formidable as the Martian threat in that other movie. It doesn’t help that the females are depicted as dainty, useless screamers (I realize it’s a sign of the times but, c’mon, they could do more than stand idly by screaming). 

Still, if you like 50s-60’s Brit horror, like "Island of Terror" (1966) and "Night of the Big Heat" (1967), you’ll probably appreciate it (it’s on par with the former, but not as good as the latter); just don’t expect Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee.

The movie runs 1 hour, 33 minutes and was shot at Shepperton Studios, just west of London, as well as locations in London and Spain.

GRADE: C

CinemaSerf

I loved this film as a child - and almost sixty years later, it is still a very entertaining, fast-moving sci-fi tale. A meteor shower deposits loads of walking plants that render their victims blind. Before we know it, civilisation is facing chaos as there are hardly any folks left who can see - cars and planes are crashing; people are starving - you name it, it's going wrong. A few can still see, and Howard Keel ("Masen") and Nicole Maurey ("Durrant) travel through Europe trying to escape their clutches and make it to a naval base in Cadiz. Meantime, another pair, Janette Scott & Kieron Moore are stranded in a lighthouse where they think themselves safe - well "an ill wind" blows and soon the "Triffids" are threatening them too. It's a well directed adaptation of John Wyndham's story - the performances are fine, not great, but good enough to create a sense of fear and jeopardy (OK, maybe just a little too much screaming) and the ending is just in the nick of time!!

George Hickenlooper on THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

Day of the Triffids Trailer (1962)

The Day of the Triffids( 1963)

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

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A review by talisencrw

Written by talisencrw on Tue Jul 05 2016

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