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!
- Science Fiction
- Drama
- Thriller
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 scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to 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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 12, 1971
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures,Robert Wise Productions
- Cast
- Arthur Hill,David Wayne,James Olson,Kate Reid,Paula Kelly,George Mitchell,Ramon Bieri,Peter Hobbs,Kermit Murdock,Richard O'Brienand 61 more
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Producer
- Robert Wise
- Cinematography
- Richard H. Kline
- Music
- Gil Mellé
- Budget
- $6,500,000
- Revenue
- $12,376,563
- IMDb
- tt0066769