The Day of the Triffids
Richard Mewis, 2009
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham, 1951
The Day of the Triffids is a TV mini-series created by Richard Mewis in 2009 and based on the book of the same name by John Wyndham, first published in 1951. The TV series features Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Priestley, and others.
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Storyline
In this electrifying thriller, social order collapses as humanity confronts a double catastrophe. The majority of people have been blinded in a freak solar storm leaving them at the mercy of opportunists who still have their sight. Meanwhile the Triffids are evolving and advancing on the towns in search of human prey.
Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
186
Movie Rate
5.60
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
The Day of the Triffids
Creator: Richard Mewis
Country: UK
Year: 2009
Length: 3h6m / 2 episodes
Year
1951
Pages
228
Book Rate
8.04
S: Goodreads
Book
The Day of the Triffids
Author: John Wyndham
Country: UK
First published in: 1951
Length: 228 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Triffids
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
TV Mini-Series by Ken Hannam
User polls & recommendations
“The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema. The movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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