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The Andromeda Strain

  • 7.2 /10

  • 688

  • 68%

Plot

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.

Cast

Arthur Hill as Dr. Jeremy Stone
Arthur Hill

as Dr. Jeremy Stone

David Wayne as Dr. Charles Dutton
David Wayne

as Dr. Charles Dutton

James Olson as Dr. Mark Hall
James Olson

as Dr. Mark Hall

Kate Reid as Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Kate Reid

as Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Paula Kelly as Karen Anson
Paula Kelly

as Karen Anson

George Mitchell as Jackson
George Mitchell

as Jackson

Ramon Bieri as Major Manchek
Ramon Bieri

as Major Manchek

Peter Hobbs as General Sparks
Peter Hobbs

as General Sparks

Kermit Murdock as Dr. Robertson
Kermit Murdock

as Dr. Robertson

Richard O'Brien as Grimes
Richard O'Brien

as Grimes

Movie Facts

Rated

  • G

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 12, 1971

Production Companies

  • Robert Wise Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $6,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $12,376,563.00

Runtime

  • 2.18 hrs

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Reviews

Frighteningly absorbing piece of fiction that's fused with fact. A satellite from the SCOOP project has crashed into the desert town of Piedmont, the SCOOP project basically entails that the satellite scoops outer space for any alien micro-organisms. After the crash all the residents of Piedmont are killed with the exception of a baby and an old gentleman booze hound. Mankind is on the verge o…