The Andromeda Strain (1971)
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!
Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama
Story
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.
The Andromeda Strain 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
- Eric Christmas as Senator from Vermont
- Mark Jenkins as Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)