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Where to Watch The Andromeda Strain (1971) in the US
- 1971
- G
- 2h 11m
- 7.2IMDb
- 68%Rotten Tomatoes
- 60Metascore
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What it's about
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. Many years prior to this incident, a group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill) advocated for the construction of a secure laboratory facility that would serve as a base in the event an alien biological life form was returned to Earth from a space mission. Stone and his team - Drs. Dutton, Leavitt and Hall (David Wayne, Kate Reid, and James Olson, respectively)- go to the facility, known as Wildfire, and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont (an old wino 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 should it manage to escape.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Writer
- Michael Crichton, Nelson Gidding
- Starring
- James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne
Details
- Release date
- Mar 12, 1971
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 nominations total
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