# The Day of the Triffids (1963)

> A blinded world struggles to survive an invasion of lethal walking plants after a mesmerizing meteor shower devastates civilization.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12726

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: Steve Sekely
- Cast: Howard Keel, Janina Faye, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Mervyn Johns, Kieron Moore, Ewan Roberts, Alison Leggatt
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, eerie, foreboding, classic horror night, science fiction double feature

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- [The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/17374)
- [The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/14529)
- [The War of the Worlds (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/4343)
- [In the Earth (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/530669)

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