The Andromeda Strain (1971)2h11
Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama
Director Robert Wise (7.1 avg)
Also directed The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and 36 more
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
Arthur Hill
David Wayne
James Olson
Kate Reid
Paula Kelly
George Mitchell
Ramon Bieri
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