The Andromeda Strain
1971/03/12 • $6,500,000 • Released • English
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!
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.
Director : Robert Wise
Casts
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
Richard O'Brien
Grimes
Eric Christmas
Senator from Vermont
Peter Helm
Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
Carl Reindel
Lt. Comroe
Ken Swofford
Toby (technician)
Frances Reid
Clara Dutton
Richard Bull
Air Force Major
John Carter
MP Capt. Morton
Glenn Langan
Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Susan Brown
Allison Stone (uncredited)
Walter Brooke
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Jan Burrell
Mother - Piedmont (uncredited)
Michael Crichton
Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)
David McLean
Sen. McKenzie (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Michael Pataki
Operator of 'The Hand' (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker
Capt. Morris (uncredited)
Garry Walberg
Technician (uncredited)
Ivor Barry
Murray (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
Man (uncredited)
Don Messick
Alarm (voice) (uncredited)
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