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104 Ratings

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

Directed by Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
United Kingdom, 1963
Horror, Sci-Fi
  • 9393 minutes

Synopsis

A meteor shower disrupts the earth’s ecosystem, blinds all who observed it and awakens meat-eating plants. As the hungry foliage grow ever faster, a sighted sailor and an alcoholic scientist help save humanity from becoming plant food.

Synopsis

A meteor shower disrupts the earth’s ecosystem, blinds all who observed it and awakens meat-eating plants. As the hungry foliage grow ever faster, a sighted sailor and an alcoholic scientist help save humanity from becoming plant food.