The Day of the Triffids (film)

The Day of the Triffids
U.S. theatrical release poster
by Joseph Smith[1]
Directed bySteve Sekely
Freddie Francis
Written byBernard Gordon
Philip Yordan
Produced byGeorge Pitcher
Philip Yordan
Bernard Glasser (uncredited)
StarringHoward Keel
Nicole Maurey
Janette Scott
Kieron Moore
Mervyn Johns
CinematographyTed Moore
Edited bySpencer Reeve (sup.)
Music byRon Goodwin
Johnny Douglas
Production
company
Security Pictures Ltd
Distributed byRank Organisation
Release date
  • 25 April 1963 (1963-04-25)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

  1. ^ See the description of the original artwork that was auctioned in 2012: "The Day of the Triffids (Allied Artists, 1962). Joseph Smith Original Movie Poster Art (22" X 27.25")". Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auctions. Retrieved 23 October 2017.. This artwork has also been attributed to Reynold Brown. Brown's own records indicate that he worked on the campaign for The Day of the Triffids: "Movie Campaigns, A Listing". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013. The narrative accompanying the sale of the original artwork in 2012 by Heritage Auctions looks to be conclusive, and supports the attribution to Smith.
  2. ^ "The Day of the Triffids". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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