Ignite Films is proud to announce the restoration of Sci Fi classic
THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, directed by Steve Sekely (UK, 1962).
This is the original and only full length feature adaptation of
John Wyndham's highly acclaimed novel. The decision to bring
this cult classic back to audiences could not have come at a better
time. 2009 will also see an eagerly anticipated new 2 part TV mini
series adaptation, complete with all-star cast .

Thestory of THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS is set in motion by a mysterious
meteorite shower that blinds everyone who watches. The population is
then left vulnerable to attacks from the triffids; mutated experimental
plants that have grown into giant, walking man-eaters.
One of the sighted survivors is Bill Masen, played by beloved Dallas
actor Howard Keel, who teams up with a marine biologist and his wife
(Kieron Moore and Janette Scott) to come up with a miraculous solution for saving the world.
           
John Wyndham's novel has remained one of the most widely read science fiction books for
generations of readers, permanently in print since publication in 1951.
The story is established in the public imagination and shows it's influence in new millenium
features like 28 DAYS LATER (2002, Danny Boyle),  THE HAPPENING (2008, M. Night Shyamalan)
and BLINDNESS (2008, Fernando Meirelles). The book has also been adapted into various
radio-shows, a 1981 television series and a comic book. Currently in production is the
BBC/Power/Prodigy mini-series starring Dougray Scott, Brian Cox, Joely Richardson and
Vanessa Redgrave.

Prior to High Definition transfer and digital restoration,
the original camera negative was photo chemically
restored which included much painstaking hand work
for scratch and dirt removal. Fans have been clamoring
after a quality print version of this film for years and
now it has finally arrived.  

The restored version (color, 93') in High Definition is
available exclusively from Ignite Films.