Beware the triffids... they grow... know... walk... talk... stalk... and kill!
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.
Cast
Howard Keel
Bill Masen
Janina Faye
Susan - Child on the Train
Nicole Maurey
Christine Durrant
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
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
Chris Adcock
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Bishop
Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
Blind Man at Station (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
Mick Dillon
Triffid (uncredited)
Katya Douglas
Mary (uncredited)
Peter Dyneley
Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Blind Woman (uncredited)
Thomas Gallagher
Burly Man (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Edith Pavitt
SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Phipps
Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Bill Rayment
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
Johnny Rossi
Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
John Simpson
Blind Man (uncredited)
Esme Smythe
Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited)
Sidney Vivian
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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- Release Date 04/24/1963
- Language English
- Directors Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
- Cinematographer Ted Moore
- Producer George Pitcher
- Companies Allied Artists Pictures, Security Pictures Ltd.
- Budget $750,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Apr 24, 1963 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Apr 27, 1963 | Theatrical | NR |
| Germany | Aug 23, 1963 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Japan | Sep 4, 1963 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Jun 30, 2003 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| Italy | Aug 29, 2012 | Physical (DVD) | T |
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