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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!

  • Movie
  • 1971
  • G
  • 2h 11m

Directed by Robert Wise

7.1

TMDB audience rating
7.1 out of 10 from 861 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Arthur Hill

    Arthur HillDr. Jeremy Stone

  • David Wayne

    David WayneDr. Charles Dutton

  • James Olson

    James OlsonDr. Mark Hall

  • Kate Reid

    Kate ReidDr. Ruth Leavitt

  • Paula Kelly

    Paula KellyKaren Anson

  • George Mitchell

    George MitchellJackson

  • Ramon Bieri

    Ramon BieriMajor Manchek

  • Peter Hobbs

    Peter HobbsGeneral Sparks

  • Kermit MurdockDr. Robertson

  • Richard O'Brien

    Richard O'BrienGrimes

  • Eric Christmas

    Eric ChristmasSenator from Vermont

  • Mark JenkinsLt. Shawn (Piedmont team)

  • Peter Helm

    Peter HelmSgt. Crane (Piedmont team)

  • Joe Di RedaWildfire Computer Sgt. Burk

  • Carl Reindel

    Carl ReindelLt. Comroe

  • Ken Swofford

    Ken SwoffordToby (technician)

  • Frances Reid

    Frances ReidClara Dutton

  • Richard Bull

    Richard BullAir Force Major

Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Michael Crichton and Nelson Gidding
Music
Gil Mellé
Cinematography
Richard H. Kline