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The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

The picture runs 130 minutes... The story covers 96 of the most critical hours in man's history... The suspense will last through your lifetime!

19717.12h 11m

Overview

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

Directed by Robert Wise
Written by Nelson Gidding, Michael Crichton
Produced by Robert Wise
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5MRevenue: $12.4M

Top Cast

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Dr. Jeremy Stone

David Wayne

David Wayne

Dr. Charles Dutton

James Olson

James Olson

Dr. Mark Hall

Kate Reid

Kate Reid

Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Karen Anson

George Mitchell

George Mitchell

Jackson

Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri

Major Manchek

Peter Hobbs

Peter Hobbs

General Sparks

K

Kermit Murdock

Dr. Robertson

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Grimes

Themes & Keywords

biological weaponbased on novel or bookbiologynew mexicoepilepsychemistrysecret labdisasterepidemicnuclear threatvirusextraterrestrial lifeepidemiaanxiouscautionarydirectintenseforeboding

About The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain is a science fiction, thriller film released in 1971 exploring themes of biological weapon, based on novel or book, biology, new mexico, epilepsy, chemistry. Directed by Robert Wise, it stars Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson. When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

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