The Day of the Triffids
1963 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 9,285 VOTES · DIR. Freddie Francis, Steve Sekely
Overview
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Dialogue Timeline — 577 lines
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00:00:22 In Nature's scheme of things, certain plants are carnivorous, or "eating plants".
00:06:41 I hope so !
00:08:46 What DO you care about, Tom ?
00:11:13 (SUCKING)
00:18:51 All right. That's enough.
00:21:51 Urgent warning..
00:25:22 (CONFUSED SHOUTING)
00:29:05 Wait here.
00:34:38 The only immediate danger is that you may injiure yourselves by moving around.
00:36:32 Tell them... Tell them everything's all right and not to worry.
00:40:39 Come on. Let's get back inside.
00:44:40 - How many blind people do you have here ? - About 40.
00:46:40 Cury...blonde hair, right ?
00:49:11 Yes, isn't it wonderful ?
00:54:52 Tom...
00:58:43 - There are millions of them. - One light wind and they're everywhere.
01:03:13 - Bill ! - What's going on ?
01:07:22 Maybe.
01:09:26 Well, it's not the end of the world, not quite yet. There's an answer here, there has to be !
01:12:11 - It's mean ! He doesn't have any right ! - But it's not Bill's fault, Susan.
01:15:13 - They did ? How ? - By submarine. I heard it on my radio.
01:18:15 Look !
01:24:20 (SLURPING RESTARTS)
01:33:31 Mankind survived
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed577
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:33:31
Production Record
DirectorFreddie Francis, Steve Sekely
LanguageEnglish
Budget$750,000
IMDb votes9,285