The Day of the Triffids (1963)
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From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!
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.
- Released: 1963-04-24
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 198 votes
Directed by Steve Sekely.
Top cast
- 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
Where to watch The Day of the Triffids
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Cultpix, Artiflix; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV
- United Kingdom: stream on Cultpix, Artiflix; watch free on Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: stream on Cultpix, Artiflix; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Cultpix, Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
- Australia: stream on Cultpix, Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
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