Fresh
A sci-fi thriller (1963) that sticks in the mind, thanks to deft pacing and a vividly paranoid premise.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Day of the Triffids
From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!
1963 · 1h 33m · Approved
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Steve Sekely
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Steve Sekely Director
- Howard Keel as Bill Masen
- Janina Faye as Susan - Child on the Train
- Nicole Maurey as Christine Durrant
- Janette Scott as Karen Goodwin
- Mervyn Johns as Mr. Coker
- Kieron Moore as Tom Goodwin
- Ewan Roberts as Dr. Soames
- Alison Leggatt as Miss Coker
- Geoffrey Matthews as Luis de la Vega
- Gilgi Hauser as Teresa de la Vega
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Sometimes unintentionally funny, and it could have done without the customary moralising.
David Parkinson, Time Out
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