The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Een meteorietenregen zorgt er voor dat 99% van de bevolking blind raakt. De chaos die hierdoor ontstaat stelt de Triffids in staat om te ontsnappen. Triffids zijn experimentele planten die in staat zijn om zich zelfstandig te verplaatsen en mensen aan te vallen. Bill Masen lag tijdens de meteorietenregen in het ziekenhuis na een oogoperatie en is hierdoor één van de weinigen die nog ziet.
Regiseur:
Steve Sekely
Schrijver:
Bernard Gordon
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Howard Keel as Bill Masen |
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Janina Faye as Susan - Child on the Train |
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Nicole Maurey as Christine Durrant |
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Janette Scott as Karen Goodwin |
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Mervyn Johns as Mr. Coker |
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Kieron Moore as Tom Goodwin |
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Ewan Roberts as Dr. Soames |
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Alison Leggatt as Miss Coker |
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Geoffrey Matthews as Luis de la Vega |
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Gilgi Hauser as Teresa de la Vega |
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John Tate as Captain - SS Midland |
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Carole Ann Ford as Bettina |
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Arthur Gross as Flight 356 Radioman |
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Colette Wilde as Nurse Jamieson |
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Ian Wilson as Greenhouse Watchman |
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Victor Brooks as Poiret |
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Chris Adcock as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Michael Bishop as Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited) |
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Ernest Blyth as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Charters as Blind Man at Station (uncredited) |
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Mick Dillon as Triffid (uncredited) |
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Katya Douglas as Mary (uncredited) |
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Peter Dyneley as Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mabel Etherington as Blind Woman (uncredited) |
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Thomas Gallagher as Burly Man (uncredited) |
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Muriel Greenslade as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited) |
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George Hilsdon as Man in Train Station (uncredited) |
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Gerry Judge as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Frederick Kelsey as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited) |
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Juba Kennerley as Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
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Edith Pavitt as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harry Phipps as Man in Train Station (uncredited) |
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Bill Rayment as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited) |
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Ernie Rice as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited) |
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Johnny Rossi as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited) |
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John Simpson as Blind Man (uncredited) |
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Esme Smythe as Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited) |
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Sidney Vivian as Ticket Agent (uncredited) |
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Joe Wadham as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Writing | Bernard Gordon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Steve Sekely | Director |
| Writing | John Wyndham | Novel |
| Camera | Ted Moore | Director of Photography |
| Art | Cedric Dawe | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Wally Veevers | Visual Effects |
| Production | Philip Yordan | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ron Goodwin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | George Pitcher | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Warwick | Hairstylist |
| Camera | John Winbolt | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Rabiger | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Matt McCarthy | Sound Editor |
| Camera | John Shinerock | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Maurice Askew | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bert Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Hugh Davey | Focus Puller |