The Day of the Triffids
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The Day of the Triffids

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Duration:
93 min
Genres:
Horror | Sci-Fi
IMDB rate:
6.1
Director:
Steve Sekely
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1963-04-27
Filming Locations: Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Cast
Actor
Character
Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey
The Day of the Triffids
Howard Keel
Bill Masen
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 - Child on the Train
Gilgi Hauser
Teresa de la Vega
John Tate
Captain - SS Midland
Carole Ann Ford
Bettina
Arthur Gross
Flight 356 Radioman
Colette Wilde
Nurse Jamieson
Ian Wilson
Greenhouse Watchman
Victor Brooks
Poiret
Michael Bishop
Flight 356 Pilot
Mick Dillon
Triffid (uncredited)
Katya Douglas
Mary
Thomas Gallagher
Burly Man
John Simpson
Blind Man
Sidney Vivian
Ticket Agent
Fred Wood
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Trivia
The triffids inspired the E.T. plants of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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Although credited with "additional music", composer Johnny Douglas actually supplied more music than the main composer, Ron Goodwin. According to the official music cue sheets, Douglas wrote 26 mins, Goodwin 19 minutes
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In an interview, producer Bernard Glasser said that in order to satisfy a British government requirement that productions shot in British have a certain percentage of British executives, George Pitcher, a retired film executive, was hired as basically a "frontman"; although credited as producer, he had no actual authority over the production.
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Goofs
When Bill is about to dive into the sea to be picked up by the rescue boat, he tosses his cap away onto the cliff. But at the end of the film, when he and the others are climbing the stairs to the church, he's once again wearing the same cap.
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The wires pulling the triffids along the ground can be seen, especially in the scene were one of them chases Susan.
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In the final shot of Triffids approaching Bill driving a truck, the operators' sneakers can clearly be seen walking the Triffid props towards camera shot.
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Quotes
Tom Goodwin: [to Karen] Keep behind me. There's no sense in getting killed by a plant.
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Mr. Coker: [to Bill] Most plants thrive on animal waste, but I'm afraid this mutation possesses an appetite for the animal itself.
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Narrator: [narrating voice over] A simple method had been found to destroy the Triffids. Sea water, from which life on Earth had sprung, became the means of preserving life on Earth. Mankind survived and once again have reason to give thanks. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Narrator: [narrating voice over] All reports confirm that the world is witnessing an unprecedented shower of meteorites. There is no record of a display such as this in recorded history. At observatories astronomers are noting this fantastic phenomenon, and are carefully calculating the effect on our solar system. The consensus of option is that the meteorites burn up from the intense heat before they reach the Earth. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options [first lines] Narrator: [narrating voice over] In nature's scheme of things, there are certain plants which are carnivorous, or eating plants. The Venus Fly Trap is one of the best known of these plants. A fly drawn to the plant by its sweet syrup, brushes against triggered bristles. Just how these plants digest their pray has yet to be explained. There is much still to learn about these fascinating eating plants. This is a newcomer: Triffidus Celestus, brought to earth on the meteorite during the Day of the Triffids. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Christine Durrant: [seeing the devastated French naval base at Toulon] Where will we go in Spain?
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