The Day of the Triffids (1963) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Steve Sekely.
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
- John Tate as Captain - SS Midland
- Carole Ann Ford as Bettina
- Arthur Gross as Flight 356 Radioman
- Colette Wilde as Nurse Jamieson
- Ian Wilson as Greenhouse Watchman
- Victor Brooks as Poiret
- Chris Adcock as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- Michael Bishop as Flight 356 Pilot (uncredited)
- Ernest Blyth as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
- Jim Brady as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
- Jimmy Charters as Blind Man at Station (uncredited)
- Mick Dillon as Triffid (uncredited)
- Katya Douglas as Mary (uncredited)
- Peter Dyneley as Narrator / Parisian Radio Operator (voice) (uncredited)
- Mabel Etherington as Blind Woman (uncredited)
- Thomas Gallagher as Burly Man (uncredited)
- Muriel Greenslade as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
- George Hilsdon as Man in Train Station (uncredited)
- Gerry Judge as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- Frederick Kelsey as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
- Juba Kennerley as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- Edith Pavitt as SS Midland Passenger (uncredited)
- Harry Phipps as Man in Train Station (uncredited)
- Bill Rayment as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
- Ernie Rice as Train Crash Survivor (uncredited)
- Johnny Rossi as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
- John Simpson as Blind Man (uncredited)
- Esme Smythe as Panicky Blonde on Flight 356 (uncredited)
- Sidney Vivian as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- Joe Wadham as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
- Bernard Gordon — Screenplay
- Steve Sekely — Director
- John Wyndham — Novel
- Ron Goodwin — Original Music Composer
- Ted Moore — Director of Photography
- George Pitcher — Producer
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