The Day Of The Triffids (1963)

A remarkable shower of meteorites causes blindness to anyone who gazes upon them. This leaves most of the world's population unable to see. An officer (Howard Keel) in the merchant navy is in the hospital with his eyes bandaged so he escapes the blindness. The meteorite shower has also spawned an alien plant life called Triffids that are able to move about and attack and feed on human flesh. Based on the sci-fi novel by John Wyndham (VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED) and directed by Steve Sekely (THE SCAR), the film differs from its source material but it's still an effective piece of pulp science fiction. Most of the special effects are rather primitive by today's standards but it can be easily overlooked because of the entertainment value though the film's simplistic solution is disappointing. Keel's journey to escape the Triffids and the little girl (Janina Faye) and the Frenchwoman (Nicole Maurey) he meets along the way to form a sort of family runs parallel to another story line involving a marine scientist (Kieron Moore) and his wife (Janette Scott) racing against time to find a way to destroy the carnivorous plants. With Mervyn Johns and Alison Leggatt.