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The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

Science Fiction · Horror · 1963

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.

Movie details

The Day of the Triffids

“From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!”

1963 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 33m

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6.1 / 10

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Day of the Triffids?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steve Sekely

Written by

Bernard Gordon

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Bill Masen

Janina Faye

Janina Faye

Susan - Child on the Train

Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey

Christine Durrant

Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Karen Goodwin

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Mr. Coker

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Tom Goodwin

Ewan Roberts

Ewan Roberts

Dr. Soames

Court is in session

Put The Day of the Triffids on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.