The Day of the Triffids | |
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![]() U.S. theatrical release poster by Joseph Smith[1] | |
Directed by | Steve Sekely Freddie Francis |
Written by | Bernard Gordon Philip Yordan |
Produced by | George Pitcher Philip Yordan Bernard Glasser (uncredited) |
Starring | Howard Keel Nicole Maurey Janette Scott Kieron Moore Mervyn Johns |
Cinematography | Ted Moore |
Edited by | Spencer Reeve (sup.) |
Music by | Ron Goodwin Johnny Douglas |
Production company | Security Pictures Ltd |
Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Day of the Triffids is a 1963 British science fiction horror film in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor, produced by George Pitcher and Philip Yordan and directed by Steve Sekely and Freddie Francis.[2] It stars Howard Keel and Nicole Maurey and is loosely based on the 1951 novel of the same name by John Wyndham. The film was released in the UK by the Rank Organisation and in the US by Allied Artists.