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The Day of the Triffids: Directed by Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis. With Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore. 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.
Bosley Crowther New York Times As an old-fashioned plot picture unhampered by artistic pretensions, The Day of the Triffids is above par for the course. Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago ...
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The Day of the Triffids: With John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne, Jonathan Newth. When a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.
Synopsis. Inspired by the 1951 novel by John Wyndham, the movie opens with a shot of an idyllic pond and botanical garden. A narrator tells us, "In nature's scheme of things there are certain plants which are carnivorous, or eating plants. The Venus Fly Trap is one of the best known of these plants.
The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 work of dystopian science fiction by British author John Wyndham (a pen name). The book established his place as a notable science fiction writer and remains his most popular novel. It has been adapted for both screen and radio. It was nominated in 1952 for the International Fantasy Award and is the inspiration ...
About The Day of the Triffids. The influential masterpiece of one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.”—now in development as a miniseries directed by Johan Renck.“ [Wyndham] avoids ...
Wyndham died in 1969. The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century, John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.'. When a freak cosmic event renders most ...
