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!

The Andromeda Strain — 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 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.

• Release date
• March 12, 1971
• Runtime
• 131 min
• Genres
• Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
• Director
• Robert Wise

The Andromeda Strain — Cast

Arthur Hill Dr. Jeremy Stone David Wayne Dr. Charles Dutton James Olson Dr. Mark Hall Kate Reid Dr. Ruth Leavitt Paula Kelly Karen Anson George Mitchell Jackson Ramon Bieri Major Manchek Peter Hobbs General Sparks