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The Day of the Triffids

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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.

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Howard Keel

Bill Masen

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Janina Faye

Susan - Child on the Train

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Nicole Maurey

Christine Durrant

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Janette Scott

Karen Goodwin

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Kieron Moore

Tom Goodwin

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Mervyn Johns

Mr. Coker

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Ewan Roberts

Dr. Soames

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Alison Leggatt

Miss Coker

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Geoffrey Matthews

Luis de la Vega

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Gilgi Hauser

Teresa de la Vega

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John Tate

Captain - SS Midland

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Carole Ann Ford

Bettina

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Arthur Gross

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Colette Wilde

Nurse Jamieson

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Ian Wilson

Greenhouse Watchman

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Victor Brooks

Poiret

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Chris Adcock

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Michael Bishop

Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)

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Ernest Blyth

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Blind Man at Station (uncredited)

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Maxwell Craig

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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Mick Dillon

Triffid (uncredited)

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Katya Douglas

Mary (uncredited)

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Peter Dyneley

Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)

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Mabel Etherington

Blind Woman (uncredited)

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Thomas Gallagher

Burly Man (uncredited)

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Muriel Greenslade

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

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George Hilsdon

Man in Train Station (uncredited)

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Gerry Judge

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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Edith Pavitt

SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)

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Harry Phipps

Man in Train Station (uncredited)

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Bill Rayment

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

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Ernie Rice

Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)

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Johnny Rossi

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

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John Simpson

Blind Man (uncredited)

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Esme Smythe

Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited)

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Sidney Vivian

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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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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