Top billed cast

1. 

   Howard Keel

   Bill Masen

2. 

   Janina Faye

   Susan - Child on the Train

3. 

   Nicole Maurey

   Christine Durrant

4. 

   Janette Scott

   Karen Goodwin

5. 

   Mervyn Johns

   Mr. Coker

6. 

   Kieron Moore

   Tom Goodwin

7. 

   Ewan Roberts

   Dr. Soames

8. 

   Alison Leggatt

   Miss Coker

9. 

   Geoffrey Matthews

   Luis de la Vega

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-30

I loved this film as a child - and almost sixty years later, it is still a very entertaining, fast-moving sci-fi tale. A meteor shower deposits loads of walking plants that render their victims blind. Before we know it, civilisation is facing chaos as there are hardly any folks left who can see - cars and planes are crashing; people are starving - you name it, it's going wrong. A few can still see, and Howard Keel ("Masen") and Nicole Maurey ("Durrant) travel through Europe trying to escape their clutches and make it to a naval base in Cadiz. Meantime, another pair, Janette Scott & Kieron Moor...read the rest

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2. The War of the Worlds68%
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4. The Host62%
5. Mysterious Island65%
6. John Carter63%
7. Soylent Green69%
8. Disclosure Day67%
9. The Day After Tomorrow65%
10. Mortal Engines62%
11. Godzilla: King of the Monsters66%
12. The Meg62%
13. Signs67%
14. Star Kid65%
15. Allegiant61%
16. The Invasion60%
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20. Chaos Walking65%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$750,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• london, england
• paris, france
• based on novel or book
• marine biologist
• giant plant
• plant
• meteor
• alien life-form
• alien invasion
• child molester
• blindness
• man eating plant
• botanical garden
• meteor shower
• little girl in peril
• mass evacuation
• alien plant-life
• isolated lighthouse
• ship's mate
• childnapper
• cadiz, spain
• sea water
• fairgrounds
• abandoned cities
• seeing people