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The Day of the Triffids (1962)
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A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight... See full summary » Writers:John Wyndham (novel), Bernard Gordon (screenplay) (front Philip Yordan), and 1 more credit » |
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Janina Faye | ... |
Susan - Child on the Train
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John Tate | ... |
Captain, SS Midland
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Bettina
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Colette Wilde | ... |
Nurse Jamieson
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>, edited by Triffid Fan
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Invasion of the Triffids See more »Box Office
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$750,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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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.
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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. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: The wires pulling the triffids along the ground can be seen, especially in the scene were one of them chases Susan. See more »Quotes
[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.
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