FILM 1541: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
TRIVIA: The triffids inspired the
E.T. plants of E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
In an interview, producer Bernard Glasser said that
in order to satisfy a British government requirement that productions shot in
British have a certain percentage of British executives, George Pitcher, a retired
film executive, was hired as basically a "frontman"; although
credited as producer, he had no actual authority over the production.
Kieron Moore and Janette Scott were
only added to the cast when it was discovered on completion of filming that
there was only 57 minutes of good usable footage available . The whole
lighthouse sequence, directed by the veteran Director of Photography Freddie
Francis, was only added on to help extend the movie's running time.
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