7.0
(691)
Release Date: March 12, 1971
Runtime: 131 minutes
Budget: $6,500,000
Revenue: $12,376,563
The Andromeda Strain
Status
ReleasedGenres
Science Fiction
Thriller
Overview
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.
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34 cast members
