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!”
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
71 people
Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone
Known for
Futureworld
The Killer Elite
David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton
Known for
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Three Faces of Eve
James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall
Known for
Commando
Amityville II: The Possession
Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Known for
Atlantic City
Death of a Salesman
Paula Kelly
Karen Anson
Known for
Soylent Green
Sweet Charity
George Mitchell
Jackson
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
Ride in the Whirlwind
Ramon Bieri
Major Manchek
Known for
Badlands
Sorcerer
Peter Hobbs
General Sparks
Known for
Sleeper
The Man with Two Brains
Kermit Murdock
Dr. Robertson
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Richard O'Brien
Grimes
Known for
No Deposit, No Return
S.W.A.T.
Eric Christmas
Senator from Vermont
Known for
MouseHunt
The Philadelphia Experiment
Mark Jenkins
Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
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To Cross the Rubicon
Red Headed Stranger
Robert Wise Director · Nelson Gidding Screenplay Michael Crichton Author
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $6.5M · United States release March 12, 1971
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$12,376,563
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Robert Wise Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · March 12, 1971
Theatrical
United States · March 12, 1971
Theatrical
Australia
August 24, 1971 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 10, 1971 · Theatrical · Universal
Finland
March 12, 1971 · TV
France
April 10, 1972 · Theatrical
Germany
January 5, 1972 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 5, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 5, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
October 12, 1971 · Theatrical
Japan
August 28, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 2003 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
August 24, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 1972 · Theatrical
August 24, 2015 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
United Kingdom
July 1, 1971 · Theatrical
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