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The Day of the Triffids (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 93 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Steve Sekely
- Starring
- John Tate, John Simpson, Kieron Moore, Michael Bishop, Howard Keel, Janina Faye
When a strange meteor shower blinds most of humanity, aggressive, mobile plants called triffids begin to stalk and kill survivors. A merchant navy officer, one of the few with sight, leads a desperate fight to survive and stop the towering predators that prey on people and animals, rallying the few sighted survivors in a search for safe shelter.
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