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The Andromeda Strain
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.
1971 · Directed by Robert Wise · 131 min · Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama · 11 frames
Tagline
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!
Crew
- Screenplay: Nelson Gidding
- Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
- Edited by: John W. Holmes, Stuart Gilmore
- Music: Gil Mellé
- Production design: Boris Leven
- Produced by: Robert Wise
Cast
- Arthur Hill as Dr. Jeremy Stone
- David Wayne as Dr. Charles Dutton
- James Olson as Dr. Mark Hall
- Kate Reid as Dr. Ruth Leavitt
- Paula Kelly as Karen Anson
- George Mitchell as Jackson
- Ramon Bieri as Major Manchek
- Peter Hobbs as General Sparks
- Kermit Murdock as Dr. Robertson
- Richard O'Brien as Grimes
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Robert Wise Productions
- Budget: $6,500,000
- Box office: $12,376,563
- Themes: biological weapon, based on novel or book, biology, new mexico, epilepsy, chemistry, secret lab, disaster, alien invasion, epidemic
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