A sci-fi film that relies on tension and imagination but is somewhat hampered by lack of budget and struggles to rise beyond the ordinary
Directed by Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis (additional scenes)
Written by Bernard Gordon, Philip Yordan
Inspired by the 1951 novel by John Wyndham
Produced by George Pitcher, Philip Yordan, Bernard Glasser
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Edited by Spencer Reeve
Music by Ron Goodwin, Johnny Douglas
Production company: Security Pictures Ltd
Distributed by Rank Organization
Running time: 93 minutes
Cast
Howard Keel as Bill Masen
Nicole Maurey as Christine Durant
Janina Faye as Susan
Janette Scott as Karen Goodwin
Kieron Moore as Tom Goodwin
Mervyn Johns as Mr Coker
Ewan Roberts as Dr Soames
Alison Leggatt as Miss Coker
Geoffrey Matthews as Luis de la Vega
Gilgi Hauser as Teresa de la Vega
John Tate as Captain — S.S. Midland
Carole Ann Ford as Bettina
Arthur Gross as Flight 356 radioman
Colette Wilde as Nurse Jamieson
Ian Wilson as greenhouse watchman
Victor Brooks as Poiret
Peter Dyneley as the narrator's voice
On any day and even in such an idyllic setting as a pond or botanical garden in the middle of a modern city, “nature's scheme of things” can be seen to be at work if we choose to look carefully. For instance, “there are certain plants which are carnivorous or eating plants. The Venus fly trap is one of the best known of these plants. A fly drawn to the plant by a sweet syrup brushes against trigger bristles. Just how these plants digest their prey has yet to be explained. There is much still to learn about these fascinating eating plants.” Take this “newcomer” over here: “trifidus celestus.” Did you know that it was “brought to Earth on the meteorites” on the very day that initiated the events that almost spelled the end of civilization…..
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