The Triffids - Plants of Terror

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Movie
German title The Triffids - Plants of Terror
Original title The Day of the Triffids
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 180 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Nick Copus
script Patrick Harbinson
production Michael Preger
Stephen Smallwood
music Alan D. Boyd
occupation
synchronization

Plants of Secrets - The Day of the Triffids (orig. The Day of the Triffids is) a British science fiction - miniseries from 2009, based on the novel " The Day of the Triffids " by John Wyndham is based.

action

The oil industry uses genetically modified plants, the so-called triffids, from which oil can be extracted with high efficiency. However, the Triffids must be grown and kept in protected and guarded farms, as they are carnivorous plants that can move independently and attack people. One day, Bill Masen, the head of one of these farms, is attacked by a Triffid and almost loses his sight. He is being treated in the hospital and his eyes are blindfolded for 24 hours.

When a particularly strong solar storm hits the earth at this time, all people who watch this spectacle - spurred on by the media - go blind because of the bright light hitting the earth. All of London is sinking into chaos. There is apparently no hope of salvation because almost all people around the world are blind. They die of hunger, kill each other, die from a mysterious plague - and from the Triffids. Because with the loss of sight, people have also lost their superiority over the Triffids.

The researcher Bill Masen was able to escape the bright light of the storm through his treatment in the hospital. With the help of radio presenter Jo Playton, who is also not blind, he tries to stop the Triffids.

production

In November 2009 the BBC announced that it would shoot a new version of the film. A budget of £ 15,000,000 has been estimated for this. For the film were Dougray Scott and Joely Richardson cast in the leading roles. Furthermore, the comedian Eddie Izzard was hired for the film.

The film was produced by Michael Preger and Stephen Smallwood and directed by Nick Copus ( EastEnders ). Patrick Harbinson wrote the script.

occupation

role actor German Voice actor
Bill Masen Dougray Scott Benjamin Völz
Jo Playton Joely Richardson Christin Marquitan
Torrence Eddie Izzard
Dennis Masen Brian Cox Roland Hemmo
Durrant Vanessa Redgrave Gisela Fritsch
Coker Jason Priestley Michael Iwannek
Imogen Julia Joyce
Susan Jenn Murray
Walter Ewen Bremner Bernhard Völger
Osman Shane Taylor

publication

Charisma

part Date
BBC 		Date
Syfy 		Date
ProSieben
BBC audience rating		 Audience rating
at ProSieben
1 Dec 28, 2009 May 21, 2010 05th Mar 2012 6.10 million 2.16 million
2 Dec 29, 2009 May 22, 2010 March 12 2012 5.60 million 1.67 million

DVD

In England, the miniseries has been available on DVD since February 1, 2010 and on Blu-ray since February 22, 2010. It was released on DVD in Germany on October 28, 2011.

literature

Award

  • The Triffids won the 2010 BAFTA Award in the “Best Visual Effects” category.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German synchronous card index - Die Triffids - Pflanzen des Schreckens (2009) . In: synchronkartei.de . Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Broadcast on Syfy
  3. ↑ http://www.quotenmeter.de/cms/?p1=n&p2=54625&p3= ProSieben shows "The Day of the Triffids"
  4. ↑ 'Triffids' remake brings in 6.1 million
  5. ↑ «Terra Nova» also strong in the second week
  6. ^ Day of the Triffids loses its sting overnight
  7. ↑ "Terra Nova" with enormous losses
  8. ↑ BAFTA Awards Search . bafta.org. Retrieved February 4, 2014.